CVE-2009-3109 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent of Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x prior to 6.9 SP3 Build 430. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the key-based authentication handshake is complete. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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 records are not available for this CVE.