CVE-2024-23615 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Symantec Messaging Gateway versions 10.5 and earlier. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 indicates its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 10.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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