CVE-2018-12242 Information

Description

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329 https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8