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Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Unsupported Version Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96046

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an unsupported version of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Small Business Edition.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the installation of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) on the remote host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Small Business Edition has been discontinued. Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud.

See Also

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.DOC8217.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96046

File Name: symantec_endpoint_prot_client_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/21/2016

Updated: 10/25/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection

Required KB Items: Antivirus/SAVCE/version

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0599