Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2024 · Assigned by XI

CVE-2024-23614Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity memory corruption in Messaging Gateway from Symantec. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Symantec Messaging Gateway versions 9.5 and before. A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution as root.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Symantec Messaging Gateway 0 – through 9.5

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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