CVE-2009-3109

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-09-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authentication is being used between a deployment server and a client, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the handshake is completed.

Affected products

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution: 6.9, 6.9-sp1, 6.9-sp2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36502
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36112
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022779
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090826_00
http://secunia.com/advisories/36502
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36112
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022779
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090826_00

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