What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-4523?

CVE-2015-4523 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-4523?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-4523. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 5.5%.

Symantec CVE-2015-4523

CRITICAL

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2017-09-11 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation RCE Denial Of Service Symantec Malware Analysis Appliance Malware Analyzer G2

9.3

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 11, 2017 - 17:29 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files, cause a denial of service (host reboot or reset to factory defaults), or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to saving files during analysis.

AnalysisAI

Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Blue Coat Malware Analysis Appliance (MAA) before 4.2.5 and Malware Analyzer G2 allow remote attackers to bypass a virtual machine protection mechanism and consequently write to arbitrary files, cause a denial of service (host reboot or reset to factory defaults), or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to saving files during analysis. Affected products include: Symantec Malware Analysis Appliance, Symantec Malware Analyzer G2. Version information: before 4.2.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.