CVE-2024-23614 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2024-01-25

Score: 10 Critical

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Symantec

Messaging Gateway

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 9.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21108	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0213.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.05025}`	epss `{'score': 0.0213}`

Subscriptions

Broadcom Symantec Messaging Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: XI

Published: 2024-01-25T23:32:21.154Z

Updated: 2024-09-05T18:28:07.954Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T21:37:15.392Z

Link: CVE-2024-23614

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.277Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-26T00:15:08.373

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:58:00.580

Link: CVE-2024-23614

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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