TI-2024-15636 Aliases CVE-2024-23614 GHSA-29g4-35pw-347h

Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow

MEDIUM 52CWE-119Published 2024-01-25 · Updated 2024-09-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01609 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Symantec	Messaging Gateway	up to 9.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Messaging Gateway VendorSymantec Affected up to 9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_messaging_gateway::::::::	up to 9.5	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23614
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29g4-35pw-347h

References

Advisory 1

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

TI-2017-04157 Command injection in Symantec Messaging Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2017-04156 The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2012-00284 The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2012-02563 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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