CVE-2015-8154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The SysPlant.sys driver in the Application and Device Control (ADC) component in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to "RWX Permissions."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0168.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:*:ru6mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Symantec Subscribe	Endpoint Protection Manager Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8044	The SysPlant.sys driver in the Application and Device Control (ADC) component in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to "RWX Permissions."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84344
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035329
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160317_00

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.04853}`	epss `{'score': 0.0168}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2016-03-18T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:31.807Z

Reserved: 2015-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8154

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-18T14:59:03.577

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8154

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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