CVE-2009-3031
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS ConsoleUtilities ActiveX control 6.0.0.1846 in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in Symantec Altiris Notification Server (NS) 6.0 before R12, Deployment Server 6.8 and 6.9 in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3, and Symantec Management Platform (SMP) 7.0 before SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2009-001.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507625/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36698
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20091102_00
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3117
- https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49389&p=1
- https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49568&p=1
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