Symantec Message Filter 6.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0300. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Symantec Message Filter 6.3. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 does not properly restrict establishment of sessions to the listening port, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive version information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2012 by Ben Williams (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0300 since 01/04/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/05/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (76575), Tenable (59836), SecurityFocus (BID 54136†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35713†). The entries VDB-61215, VDB-61214 and VDB-61213 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 59836
Nessus Name: Symantec Message Filter Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-010)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2012 🔍
06/26/2012 +174 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +7 days 🔍
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07/26/2012 +21 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Ben Williams
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61212

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X-Force: 76575
SecurityFocus: 54136 - Symantec Message Filter CVE-2012-0300 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35713 - Symantec Message Filter 6.3 Brightmail Control Center Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 20:19
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 04/14/2017 21:47 (11), 12/05/2021 20:19 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:692:103

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