CVE-2012-3579

high
Published 2012-08-29 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.9
VIR risk
7.9

Description

Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 has a default password for an unspecified account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain privileged access via an SSH session.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
symantecmessaging_gateway{"endIncluding":"9.5.4"}
symantecmessaging_gateway9.5
symantecmessaging_gateway9.5.1
symantecmessaging_gateway9.5.2
symantecmessaging_gateway9.5.3

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.