Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (CVE-2017-13683)
Summary
Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (CVE-2017-13683). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF3, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-13683 has been found in Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Symantec Endpoint Encryption CVE-2017-13683" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-13683 (Symantec Endpoint Encryption) — CWE-772 / CVSS v3 5.7
Attack vector: adjacent-network / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-772) exists in Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Symantec Endpoint Encryption を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch symantec.com