CVE-2010-0111 describes a critical vulnerability in the Intel Alert Handler service (HDNLRSVC.EXE), present in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.x, Symantec System Center 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by manipulating msgsys.exe to use a UNC share pathname directly in a CreateProcessA call. With a CVSS score of 9.3 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score of 0.60589 further highlights its exploitability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, demonstrating readily available exploit code. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a lack of widespread public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:mr1:corporate:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:mr2:corporate:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.1.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.