CVE-2009-1429

Public Exploit

Description

The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) 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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted packet whose contents are interpreted as a command to be launched in a new process by the CreateProcessA function.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1204 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022132 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022130 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50176 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34671 vdb entry exploit
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090428_02
http://secunia.com/advisories/34856 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/54157 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022131 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8346 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1429?
CVE-2009-1429 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1429?
To fix CVE-2009-1429, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1429 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~90% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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