7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-2203
Symantec Messaging Gateway Encrypter Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2019, 12:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2203 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec messaging_gateway
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2203.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2203 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2203 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE CWE-200
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:1:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:2:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:3:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:4:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:5:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:6:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:7:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:patch7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:7:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:6:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:5:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-200
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2203 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2203 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.39481

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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