CVE-2017-6327

high-risk
Published 2017-08-11

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.

Do I need to act?

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76.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 23% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
42519
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Symantec

References (9)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/28
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100135
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42519/
Vendor Advisory https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=securi...
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/28
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100135
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42519/
Vendor Advisory https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=securi...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-...
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal