CVE-2017-15532

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15532
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-20 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-05 19:43:00 UTC
DescriptionPrior to 10.6.4, Symantec Messaging Gateway may be susceptible to a path traversal attack (also known as directory traversal). These types of attacks aim to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Messaging Gateway All All All All
Application Symantec Messaging Gateway All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Messaging Gateway CVE-2017-15532 Directory Traversal Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Symantec Messaging Gateway Directory Traversal CONFIRM www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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