Directory traversal in Symantec Workspace Virtualization - CVE-2016-2205
Published: July 11, 2016 / Updated: July 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2205
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Broadcom
Affected software:
Symantec Workspace Virtualization
Symantec Workspace Virtualization
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain files on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control access to the configuration tool download file. A remote authenticated attacker can access the file and modify the file to view certain application file types on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control access to the configuration tool download file. A remote authenticated attacker can access the file and modify the file to view certain application file types on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2205
The vendor has issued a fix (7.5SP1 HF9, 7.6 HF5).