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CVE-2016-5312

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote au

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.40029
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

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symantec messaging gateway<= 10.6.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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webappsSymantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.1 - Directory Traversal2016-09-28
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40437www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secure@symantec.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Apr 2017 · 06:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00Vendor Advisory
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