CVE-2012-3579

Severity

79%

Complexity

55%

Confidentiality

165%

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.9. CVSS Attack Vector: adjacent_network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 12 years ago

2012-08-29 10:56:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-29 01:31:00

Affected Software

Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5

9.5

Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5.1

9.5.1

Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5.2

9.5.2

Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5.3

9.5.3

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html

55143

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00

Vendor Advisory

symantec-gateway-default-password(78034)

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