Symantec Data Loss Prevention Buffer Overflow

published 2024-01-25 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-21111

cvss: 9.6; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-01-29)

Exploit prediction

1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

blog.exodusintel.com /2024/01/25/symantec-data-loss-prevention-wp6sr-dll-stack-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-23617
NVD CVE-2024-23617

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Summary