CVE-2016-5312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.

Published: 2017-04-14

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 40.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40029.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437/

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Messaging Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2017-04-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:00:58.482Z

Reserved: 2016-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5312

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:00.640

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5312

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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