Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS)…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) before 6.0.4, when the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, allow remote attackers to read and overwrite certain files via directory traversal sequences in (1) DATABLOB-GET and (2) DATABLOB-SAVE requests.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04536 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4013
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m933-mr3p-5cx6
References
More Symantec Brightmail Antispam vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-00215 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-01768 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam before 6.0.2 has a hard-coded database administrator… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04425 Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0 build 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00612 Brightmail Spamfilter 6.0 and earlier beta releases allows remote attackers to read mail… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-4013 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4013 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m933-mr3p-5cx6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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