What is CVE-2016-6589?

CVE-2016-6589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec It Management Suite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-6589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Symantec It Management Suite

CVE-2016-6589

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the ITMS workflow process manager login window in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Symantec It Management Suite — versions before 8.0 HF4
Symantec It_management_suite — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6589?: CVE-2016-6589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec It Management Suite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-6589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.