CVE-2016-2208

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote...

9.1 CriticalPublic exploit

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

19.2%Up 8.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Record: CVE-2016-2208
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.4 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2208
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3292 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3292
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqr3-2jm7-5j3p 9.1

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-hqr3-2jm7-5j3p
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

symantec anti-virus engine

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Symantec/Norton AntiVirus - ASPack Remote Heap/Pool Memory Corruption	2016-05-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2208 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Symantec Anti-virus Engine, published May 19, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.