PT-2012-2476 · Symantec · Symantec Message Filter

Published 2012-07-05 · Updated 2012-07-17 · CVE-2012-0300

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Message Filter version 6.3

Description The issue concerns the Brightmail Control Center component in Symantec Message Filter, which fails to properly restrict the establishment of sessions to the listening port. This allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive version information through unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For Symantec Message Filter version 6.3, consider restricting access to the listening port to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0300

Affected Products

Symantec Message Filter

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0300 · Security Note
• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120626_00 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/54136 · Note