VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2203
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 7.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.06% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- symantec/messaging gateway
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.