CVE-2017-13682
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type of...
CVE-2017-13682 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Symantec Encryption Desktop, published October 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.7 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.28%EPSS, 20th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-13682- CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.3 Low
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-13682- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5199No score
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5199- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w73c-wcqx-mmh3
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type of...
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, 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.
- Record
GHSA-w73c-wcqx-mmh3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.