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CVE-2016-2207

HIGH · CVSS 8.4EPSS 18.1%EU EUVD

The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF01, 7.5.x before 7.5.3 HF03, 7.5.4 before HF01, and 7.8.0 before HF01; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) 6.0.3 through 6.0.5 before 6.0.5 HF 1.5 and 6.0.6 before HF 1.6; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 7.0_3966002 HF1.1 and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF1.2; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF1.1 and 8.1.x before 8.1.3 HF1.2; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF01; Symantec Message Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.1-4; Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) 10.5 before patch 254 and 10.6 before patch 253; Norton AntiVirus, Norton Security, Norton Internet Security, and Norton 360 before NGC 22.7; Norton Security for Mac before 13.0.2; Norton Power Eraser (NPE) before 5.1; and Norton Bootable Removal Tool (NBRT) before 2016.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation) via a crafted RAR file that is mishandled during decompression.

Key facts

CVSS score
8.4 (v3.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
18.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2016-3291)
Published
June 30, 2016
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-3291 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / macos
  • linux / linux kernel
  • symantec / advanced threat protection
  • symantec / csapi
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / data center security server
  • symantec / endpoint protection
  • symantec / endpoint protection
  • symantec / endpoint protection
  • symantec / endpoint protection
  • symantec / endpoint protection
  • symantec / mail security for domino
  • symantec / mail security for microsoft exchange
  • symantec / mail security for microsoft exchange
  • symantec / message gateway
  • symantec / message gateway for service providers
  • symantec / message gateway for service providers
  • symantec / ngc
  • symantec / norton 360
  • symantec / norton antivirus
  • symantec / norton bootable removal tool
  • symantec / norton internet security
  • symantec / norton power eraser
  • symantec / norton security
  • symantec / norton security
  • symantec / norton security with backup
  • symantec / protection engine
  • symantec / protection engine
  • symantec / protection for sharepoint servers
  • symantec / protection for sharepoint servers
  • symantec / protection for sharepoint servers
  • symantec / protection for sharepoint servers

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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