Symantec Message Filter 6.3 improper authentication

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A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 07/05/2012 by Ben Williams (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0301 since 01/04/2012. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/05/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59836 (Symantec Message Filter Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76573), Tenable (59836), SecurityFocus (BID 54135†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35716†). See VDB-61215, VDB-61214 and VDB-61212 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 59836
Nessus Name: Symantec Message Filter Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-010)
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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Ben Williams
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0301 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76573
SecurityFocus: 54135 - Symantec Message Filter CVE-2012-0301 Session Fixation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35716 - Symantec Message Filter 6.3 Brightmail Control Center Allows Remote Web Sessions Hijacking, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/05/2021 08:26 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (55), 04/14/2017 11:12 PM (11), 12/05/2021 08:26 PM (3)
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