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CVE-2016-9100

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.13, ASG 6.7 prior to 6.7.3.1, ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.13, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.3.1 are susceptible to an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker with local access to the client host of an authenticated administrator user can, under certain circumstances, obtain sensitive authentication credential information.

Affected products

• Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway: from 6.6 before 6.6.5.13; from 6.7 before 6.7.3.1 — fixed in 6.6.5.13, 6.7.3.1
• Symantec Corporation ProxySG: from 6.5 before 6.5.10.6; from 6.6 before 6.6.5.13; from 6.7 before 6.7.3.1 — fixed in 6.5.10.6, 6.6.5.13, 6.7.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6.5.13, 6.7.3.1; Symantec Corporation ProxySG 6.5.10.6, 6.6.5.13, 6.7.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102454
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040138
• https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA155
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102454
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040138
• https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA155

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