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CVE-2009-1431

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-04-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

XFR.EXE in the Intel File Transfer service in the console 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 code by placing the code on a (1) share or (2) WebDAV server, and then sending the UNC share pathname to this service.

Affected products

• Symantec Antivirus: through 9.0; from 10 through 10.2
• Symantec Antivirus Central Quarantine Server: all versions
• Symantec Client Security: through 2.0; from 3.0 through 3.1
• Symantec Endpoint Protection: through 11.0
• Symantec System Center: all versions

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=786
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34856
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34675
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022130
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022131
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022132
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090428_02
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1204
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50179
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=786
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34856
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34675

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