Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center
Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF01, 7.5.x before 7.5.3 HF03, 7.5.4 before HF01, and 7.8.0 before HF01; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) 6.0.3 through 6.0.5 before 6.0.5 HF 1.5 and 6.0.6 before HF 1.6; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 7.0_3966002 HF1.1 and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF1.2; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF1.1 and 8.1.x before 8.1.3 HF1.2; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF01; Symantec Message Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.1-4; Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) 10.5 before patch 254 and 10.6 before patch 253; Norton AntiVirus, Norton Security, Norton Internet Security, and Norton 360 before NGC 22.7; Norton Security for Mac before 13.0.2; Norton Power Eraser (NPE) before 5.1; and Norton Bootable Removal Tool (NBRT) before 2016.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted TNEF data.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.6% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Action score
46
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | norton security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_security |
| symantec | protection engine | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:protection_engine |
| symantec | advanced threat protection | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:advanced_threat_protection |
| symantec | norton bootable removal tool | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_bootable_removal_tool |
| symantec | data center security server | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_center_security_server |
| symantec | protection for sharepoint servers | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:protection_for_sharepoint_servers |
| symantec | message gateway for service providers | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:message_gateway_for_service_providers |
| symantec | csapi | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:csapi |
| symantec | endpoint protection | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection |
| symantec | norton power eraser | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_power_eraser |
| symantec | mail security for domino | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_for_domino |
| symantec | mail security for microsoft exchange | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange |
and 6 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- symantec advanced threat protectionup to 2.0.3 inclusive
- symantec csapiup to 10.0.4 inclusive
- symantec data center security server6.0
- symantec data center security server6.5
- symantec data center security server6.6
- symantec endpoint protection12.1.6
- symantec mail security for domino8.1 and later · up to 8.1.3 inclusive
- symantec mail security for domino8.0 and later · up to 8.0.9 inclusive
- symantec mail security for microsoft exchange7.5 and later · up to 7.5.4 inclusive
- symantec mail security for microsoft exchange7.0 and later · up to 7.0.4 inclusive
- symantec mail security for microsoft exchange6.5.8
- symantec message gatewayup to 10.6.1-3 inclusive
- symantec message gateway for service providers10.5
- symantec message gateway for service providers10.6
- symantec ngcup to 22.6 inclusive
- symantec norton 360all versions
- symantec norton antivirusall versions
- symantec norton bootable removal toolup to 2016.0 inclusive
- symantec norton internet securityall versions
- symantec norton power eraserup to 5.0 inclusive
Same product
symantec: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-3646The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 38Monitor
- CVE-2016-3644The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 38Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2016-06-29 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-2 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3744 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91439
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036198
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036199
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40035/
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160628_00
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.