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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2016-2203 Detail

Description

The management console on Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) Appliance devices before 10.6.1 allows local users to discover an encrypted AD password by leveraging certain read privileges.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136758/Symantec-Brightmail-10.6.0-7-LDAP-Credential-Grabber.html CVE, Symantec Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86137 CVE, Symantec Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035609 CVE, Symantec Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160418_00 CVE, Symantec Corporation Vendor Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39715/ CVE, Symantec Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2203
NVD Published Date:
04/22/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Symantec Corporation