Buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus
CVE-2009-1430
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2), as used in Symantec System Center (SSS); Symantec AntiVirus Server; Symantec AntiVirus Central Quarantine Server; Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) Corporate Edition 9 before 9.0 MR7, 10.0 and 10.1 before 10.1 MR8, and 10.2 before 10.2 MR2; Symantec Client Security (SCS) 2 before 2.0 MR7 and 3 before 3.1 MR8; and Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 11.0 MR3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted packet or (2) data that ostensibly arrives from the MsgSys.exe process.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.551 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.551 · newest: 0.551 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Antivirus — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.1.1
- Symantec Antivirus Central Quarantine Server
- Symantec Client Security — versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.0.0.359
- Symantec Endpoint Protection
- Symantec System Center
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1204 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503080/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34674 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50178 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34672 (vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50177 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/34856 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1430?
- CVE-2009-1430 is a vulnerability in Symantec Antivirus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-04-29.
- Is CVE-2009-1430 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.