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CVE-2005-0249

Published: Feb 8, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
18.8%
Top 3.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UPX compressed file containing a negative virtual offset to a crafted PE header.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
antivirus scan enginesymantecSecurity Products
brightmail antispamsymantecSecurity Products
client securitysymantecSecurity Products
gateway securitysymantecSecurity Products
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton
and 7 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822
kb.cert.org
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187
xforce.iss.net
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133
securitytracker.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 8, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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