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CVE-2009-3031

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS ConsoleUtilities ActiveX control 6

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.76639
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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

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remoteSymantec ConsoleUtilities - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
remoteSymantec ConsoleUtilities - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
pocsotiriu.de · NSOADV-2009-001.txtsotiriu.de
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 36698www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET ACTIVEX Multiple Altiris Products AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll ActiveX Control BrowseAndSaveFile Method Buffer Overflow Attempt Function Callattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD03 Nov 2009 · 04:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507625/100/0/threaded
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/2009/3117PatchVendor Advisory
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49389&p=1Vendor Advisory
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49568&p=1Vendor Advisory
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