Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.3. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6327. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.3. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.3-267 can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process. In this type of occurrence, after gaining access to the system, the attacker may attempt to elevate their privileges.

The bug was discovered 08/10/2017. The weakness was published 08/11/2017 by Philip Pettersson (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6327 since 02/26/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Philip Pettersson and been published 1 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102528 (Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.x < 10.6.3-267 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM17-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11856 (Symantec Messaging Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM17-006)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 10.6.3-267 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42519), Tenable (102528) and SecurityFocus (BID 100135†). Similar entry is available at VDB-105246. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: Philip Pettersson
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Nessus ID: 102528
Nessus Name: Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.x < 10.6.3-267 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM17-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 103501
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Messaging Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities Aug17
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D2Sec: Symantec Messaging Gateway RestoreAction.performRestore() RCE

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Messaging Gateway 10.6.3-267

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02/26/2017 🔍
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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Philip Pettersson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6327 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6327
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105245
SecurityFocus: 100135 - Symantec Messaging Gateway CVE-2017-6327 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2017 10:28
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 08/12/2017 10:28 (82), 12/31/2019 08:40 (6), 04/19/2024 10:32 (25), 07/24/2024 21:16 (1), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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