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CVE-2012-3579

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.

Published

2012-08-29T10:56:40.143

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	messaging_gateway	≤ 9.5.4	Yes
Application	symantec	messaging_gateway	9.5	Yes
Application	symantec	messaging_gateway	9.5.1	Yes
Application	symantec	messaging_gateway	9.5.2	Yes
Application	symantec	messaging_gateway	9.5.3	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55143 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78034 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55143 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78034 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)