Buffer overflow in Cellopoint Secure Email Gateway
CVE-2024-9043
Secure Email Gateway from Cellopoint has Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in authentication process. Remote unauthenticated attackers can send crafted packets to crash the process, thereby bypassing authentication and obtaining system administrator privileges.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cellopoint Secure Email Gateway — versions 4.2.1
- Cellopoint Secure_email_gateway
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- twcert@cert.org.tw (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- twcert@cert.org.tw (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9043?
- CVE-2024-9043 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cellopoint Secure Email Gateway, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9043?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9043 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.