vulnerability
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager: CVE-2016-3648: Authentication Lock threshold bypass brute force attack
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 30, 2016 | Apr 25, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 30, 2016
Added
Apr 25, 2017
Modified
Oct 30, 2017
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the Authentication Lock protection mechanism, and conduct brute-force password-guessing attacks against management-console accounts, by entering data into the authorization window.
Solution
endpoint_protection_manager-cve-2016-3648
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