Check Point Advisories

Symantec Anti-Virus Engine Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2208)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0562
Date Published:	4 Jul 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 02 April, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2208
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Symantec Anti-Virus Engine 20151.1.0.32 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Anti-Virus Engine Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2208) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec Anti-Virus Engine Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2208)