What is CVE-2024-23617?

CVE-2024-23617 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-23617?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server

CVE-2024-23617

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server
Symantec Data Loss Prevention — versions 12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

blog.exodusintel.com/2024/01/25/symantec-data-loss-prevention-wp6sr-dll-stack-b… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23617?: CVE-2024-23617 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-23617?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.