PT-2016-5065 · Symantec · Symantec Messaging Gateway

Published 2016-04-22 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2016-2204

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance versions prior to 10.6.1

Description The issue allows local users to obtain root-shell access via crafted terminal-window input on the management console.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.6.1, update to version 10.6.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2204

Affected Products

Symantec Messaging Gateway

References · 5

• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2204 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2204 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035609 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/86138 · Note