Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam up to 6.0.1 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam up to 6.0.1. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1867. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam up to 6.0.1 (Anti-Spam Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam before 6.0.2 has a hard-coded database administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2005. The weakness was presented 06/09/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1867 since 06/08/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 6.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20804), OSVDB (16977†), Secunia (SA15562†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014088†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9424†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Spam Software

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Brightmail AntiSpam

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.2

Timelineinfo

06/01/2005 🔍
06/01/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2005 +7 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2005 +132 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3430 days 🔍
06/10/2019 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-1867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25458
X-Force: 20804
Secunia: 15562 - Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Static Database Password, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16977 - CVE-2005-1867 - Symantec - Brightmail AntiSpam - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014088
Vulnerability Center: 9424 - Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam Has Hard-Coded Database Administrator Password, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-0671

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/10/2019 12:45
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (63), 06/10/2019 12:45 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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