TI-2012-00287 Aliases CVE-2012-0300 GHSA-q5vm-5rj9-p3v4

Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 does not properly restrict…

LOW 18CWE-264Published 2012-07-05 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message Filter 6.3 does not properly restrict establishment of sessions to the listening port, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive version information via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00806 57th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:message_filter::::::::	up to 6.3	Vulnerable	Symantec

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:message_filter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0300
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5vm-5rj9-p3v4

References

Advisory 1

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120626_00

TI-2012-00290 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Brightmail Control Center… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2012-00288 Session fixation vulnerability in Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message Filter… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2012-00289 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brightmail Control Center in Symantec Message… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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