CVE-2016-2204 (GCVE-0-2016-2204)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-22 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI
Summary
The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to obtain root-shell access via crafted terminal-window input.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securit… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2016-04-18 00:00
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