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CVE-2016-3645Advanced Threat Protection Vulnerability

Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in 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…

Published Jun 30, 2016 · Updated May 6, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2016-3645 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3) affecting Advanced Threat Protection (Symantec), Csapi (Symantec), Data Center Security Server (Symantec) and 15 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Advanced Threat Protection 2.0.3, Csapi 10.0.4, Mail Security For Domino 8.0.9.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.

Scores

CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

25%

Higher than 97.8% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

43/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

1

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Description

Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in 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 have an unspecified impact via crafted TNEF data.

Affected Products

33 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Advanced Threat ProtectionSymantecSee advisory2.0.3
CsapiSymantecSee advisory10.0.4
Data Center Security ServerSymantec6.0, 6.0-mp1, 6.5, 6.5-mp1, 6.6, 6.6-mp1n/a
Endpoint ProtectionSymantec12.1.6, 12.1.6-mp1, 12.1.6-mp2, 12.1.6-mp3, 12.1.6-mp4n/a
Mail Security For DominoSymantecSee advisory8.0.9
13 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Advanced Threat Protection

2.0.3

Csapi

10.0.4

Mail Security For Domino

8.0.9

Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange

7.0.4

Message Gateway

10.6.1-3

Ngc

22.6

Norton Bootable Removal Tool

2016.0

Norton Power Eraser

5.0

Norton Security

13.0.1

Protection Engine

7.0.5

Protection For Sharepoint Servers

6.0.6

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Jun 30, 2016

  2. Last updated

    May 6, 2026

Weakness Type

  • CWE-189

References

1 more references in the full CVE brief

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