CVE-2024-23615 (GCVE-0-2024-23615)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-25 23:32 – Updated: 2025-05-29 15:18
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
XI
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Symantec Messaging Gateway Affected: 0 , ≤ 10.5 (semver)
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Exodus Intelligence
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