CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-12242

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2018-09-19 03:29

Updated : 2018-12-08 02:28

NVD link : CVE-2018-12242

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12242

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-287