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CVE-2009-3031

67
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3031 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the Altiris eXpress NS ConsoleUtilities ActiveX control (AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll), affecting Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0, Deployment Server 6.8/6.9, and Management Platform 7.0. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with medium attack complexity by providing a long string to the BrowseAndSaveFile method. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_management_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
45.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Symantec ConsoleUtilities ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow · Nov 2, 2009
ExploitDB: EDB-16613 · Nov 11, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4543 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.altiris.com / article.asp
Vendor Advisory
kb.altiris.com / article.asp
Vendor Advisory
sotiriu.de / adv/NSOADV-2009-001.txt
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/507625/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/36698
ExploitPatch
symantec.com / security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3117
PatchVendor Advisory