CVE-2017-6327 on CISA KEV

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 ga

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/28
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42519/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100135
• www.symantec.com — https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=securi…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Symantec Corporation	Messaging Gateway	All versions prior to version 10.6.3-267

06Detection

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