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CVE-2011-0688

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-01-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted messages over TCP, as discovered by Junaid Bohio, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0110 and CVE-2010-0111. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

• Symantec Antivirus: 10.0, 10.0-mr1, 10.0-mr2, 10.0.1, 10.0.1.1, 10.0.1.2 (+29)
• Symantec Antivirus Central Quarantine Server: 3.5, 3.6
• Symantec System Center: 10.0, 10.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/43099
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024996
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936
• 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/2011/0234
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65071
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43099
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024996
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936
• 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/2011/0234
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65071

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