CVE-2016-5312

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.03% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory symantec.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71 mailing list vdb entry exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5312?
CVE-2016-5312 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5312?
To fix CVE-2016-5312, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5312 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5312 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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