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CVE-2009-3033

64
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3033 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control (AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll) affecting Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Management Platform 7.0.x. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long string to the RunCmd method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite its age, the vulnerability has a high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score, suggesting continued relevance, though it lacks recent community discussion or media coverage.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9.164CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.164:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
39.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow · Nov 4, 2009
ExploitDB: EDB-16528 · May 9, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3997 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

osvdb.org / 60496
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54415
kb.altiris.com / article.asp
kb.altiris.com / article.asp
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/37092
ExploitPatch
symantec.com / security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3328
Vendor Advisory