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TI-2017-09960 Aliases CVE-2017-13682GHSA-w73c-wcqx-mmh3

In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type…

Priority LOW 25CWE-772Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-772.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0028 20th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SymantecSymantec Encryption Desktopprior to SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1—No fix listedCNA
  • Symantec Encryption Desktop VendorSymantec Affected prior to SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.0 – 10.4.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.0 – 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13682
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w73c-wcqx-mmh3

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-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
  • TI-2012-05251 Buffer overflow in pgpwded.sys in Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x and Encryption Desktop 10.3.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
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Sources

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