Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.x information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.x. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-9699. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.6.x. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Messaging Gateway (prior to 10.7.0), may be susceptible to an information disclosure issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could potentially allow unauthorized access to data.

The weakness was shared 05/09/2019 by Muhammad Nafees as SYMSA1482 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-9699 since 03/11/2019. The attack needs to approached within the local network. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 108303†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Messaging Gateway

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 5.7
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NVD Base Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Messaging Gateway 10.7.0

Timelineinfo

03/11/2019 🔍
05/09/2019 +59 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +7 days 🔍
06/14/2019 +29 days 🔍
06/24/2020 +376 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1482
Researcher: Muhammad Nafees
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-9699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136479
SecurityFocus: 108303 - Symantec Messaging Gateway CVE-2019-9699 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2019 14:16
Updated: 06/24/2020 10:49
Changes: 06/14/2019 14:16 (71), 06/24/2020 10:49 (2)
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