CVE-2024-23615

Published: Jan 25, 2024

Modified: May 29, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

10.0

CRITICAL

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Symantec Messaging Gateway versions 10.5 and before. A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution as root.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Symantec	Messaging Gateway	affected `0 - <= 10.5`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/symantec-messaging-gateway-libdec2lha-so-stack-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution/

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CVE-2024-23615

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References