symantec message-gateway CVE-2017-6327 is a vulnerability in Symantec Message Gateway
Published on August 11, 2017

The Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.3-267 can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which describes a situation whereby an individual may obtain the ability to execute commands remotely on a target machine or in a target process. In this type of occurrence, after gaining access to the system, the attacker may attempt to elevate their privileges.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Symantec Messaging Gateway Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.3-267 can encounter an issue of remote code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2017-6327 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.


Products Associated with CVE-2017-6327

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