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CVE-2016-2204 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86138	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609	CVE
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86138	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609	[email protected]
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-74	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
symantec messaging gateway	<= 10.6.0 10.6.0 1 10.6.0 2 10.6.0 3 10.6.0 4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway::7::::::* cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:6:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

symantec messaging gateway

<= 10.6.0

10.6.0 1

10.6.0 2

10.6.0 3

10.6.0 4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:10.6.0:6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 28, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 28, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]