CVE-2017-15525
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service ...
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack, which is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack, which is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
- Record
CVE-2017-15525- CVSS 3.0
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack, which is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
- Record
CVE-2017-15525- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6977 No score
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack, which is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f4hx-m36j-86cj
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service ...
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) attack, which is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
- Record
GHSA-f4hx-m36j-86cj- CVSS 3.0
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15525 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Symantec Endpoint Encryption, published November 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.