CVE-2012-2957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a "file inclusion" issue.

Published: 2012-07-23

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 6.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2935	The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a "file inclusion" issue.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06861.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/108471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54429
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120720_00
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77113

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-07-23T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:05.170Z

Reserved: 2012-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2957

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-23T17:55:03.547

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2957

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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