Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:54426

Info

Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54426
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2953
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 20 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 27 2012 05:11PM
Credit: Offensive Security working through CERT/CC
Vulnerable: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3
Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

Symantec Web Gateway is prone to a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Successful exploits will result in the execution of arbitrary attack-supplied commands in the context of the affected application.

Symantec Web Gateway versions 5.0.x.x are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue with a browser.

The following exploit codes are available:

Solution / Fix

Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the reference for more details.

References

Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2012-2953 Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability

References:

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