CVE-2015-8801 (GCVE-0-2015-8801)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-30 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:29
VLAI
Summary
Race condition in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on USB file transfer by conducting filesystem operations before the SEP device manager recognizes a new USB device.
Severity
2.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securi… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036196 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91446 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2016-06-28 00:00
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