CVE-2024-23617 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2024-23617

Symantec Data Loss Prevention Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Symantec Data Loss Prevention version 14.0.2 and before. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a crafted document to achieve code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Exodus Intelligence

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Data Loss Prevention
Vulnerable Versions:
12.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 25th, 2024
Last Modified: October 18th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control