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CVE-2010-3268

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The GetStringAMSHandler function in prgxhndl.dll in hndlrsvc.exe in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in Intel Alert Management System (AMS), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.1.4.4010 on Windows 2000 SP4 and Symantec Endpoint Protection before 11.x, does not properly validate the CommandLine field of an AMS request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted request.

Affected products

• Intel Alert Management System: all versions
• Symantec Antivirus: 10.1.4.4010
• Symantec Endpoint Protection: 11.0, 11.0-rtm, 11.0-ru5, 11.0-ru6, 11.0-ru6a, 11.0-ru6mp1 (+11)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/42593
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43099
• http://www.coresecurity.com/content/symantec-intel-handler-service-remote-dos
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515191/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024866
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110126_00
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3206
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0234
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64028
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42593
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43099

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