FKIE_CVE-2024-23615

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-01-26 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:13
Severity
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
disclosures@exodusintel.comhttps://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/symantec-messaging-gateway-libdec2lha-so-stack-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/symantec-messaging-gateway-libdec2lha-so-stack-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
broadcom symantec_messaging_gateway *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:13:14.260",
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