CVE-2016-6589 Denial of service in IT Management Suite
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Symantec IT Management Suite login window, disrupting administrative access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6589?
CVE-2016-6589 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Symantec IT Management Suite, published on 8 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the ITMS workflow process manager login window in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6589?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec It Management Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wx3-2vc8-j97r.