MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Apr 14, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 53.70%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 10.6.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
53.70% 0.53702
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.53702
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 40.02% (0.40025) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 40.02% (0.40025) | 98.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 40.02% (0.40025) | 98.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 40.02% (0.40025) | 98.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 53.70% (0.53702) | 98.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.03% (0.40029) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 45.11% (0.45110) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 40.03% (0.40029) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.43% (0.90429) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.66% (0.95659) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 96.23% (0.96232) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 96.41% (0.96407) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 96.45% (0.96450) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 96.17% (0.96173) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 96.85% (0.96853) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 96.81% (0.96810) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.87% (0.96866) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.85% (0.09848) | 94.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.85% (0.09848) | 93.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.85% (0.09848) | 87.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner symantec
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 6, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5312
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a