CVE-2009-3033

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 40.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-11-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in the web console in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Altiris Notification Server 6.0.x, and Management Platform 7.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument.

Affected products

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution: 6.9, 6.9-sp1, 6.9-sp2, 6.9-sp3, 6.9.164, 6.9.176 (+2)
Symantec Altiris Management Platform: 7.0, 7.0-sp1
Symantec Altiris Notification Server: 6.0, 6.0-sp1, 6.0-sp2, 6.0-sp3, 6.0-sp3_r7, 6.0_sp3

References

http://osvdb.org/60496
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37092
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20091124_00
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54415
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=50072&p=1
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=50279&p=1
http://osvdb.org/60496
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37092
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20091124_00
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54415

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