TI-2017-09957 Aliases CVE-2017-13679 GHSA-xh4q-c32g-m92w

A denial of service (DoS) attack in Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1…

LOW 19Published 2017-10-10 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A denial of service (DoS) attack in Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1 allows remote attackers 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop::mp2::::::*	up to 10.4.1	Vulnerable	Symantec

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13679
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh4q-c32g-m92w

References

Advisory 1

https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00

TI-2016-05641 Improper privilege management in Symantec IT Management Suite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-04160 Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1MP2 can allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2013-01417 Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in RDDService in Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2012-03706 Integer overflow in pgpwded.sys in Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x and Encryption Desktop… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2017-09960 In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.7
TI-2014-02766 Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP3, and Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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