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CVE-2009-3028

The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution

The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.62601
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

3
symantec altiris deployment solutionall versions
symantec altiris notification serverall versions
symantec management platformall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteSymantec Altiris Deployment Solution - ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute (Metasploit)verified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 36346www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Mar 2011 · 09:00 PM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/36679Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/57893
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885Patch
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090922_00
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