CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-3579
7.9 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-08-29
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.9 HIGH — AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• symantec messaging gateway (<= 9.5.4)
• symantec messaging gateway 9.5
• symantec messaging gateway 9.5.1
• symantec messaging gateway 9.5.2
• symantec messaging gateway 9.5.3
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55143 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78034 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/116277/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-9.5-Default-SSH-Password.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55143 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78034 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com