CVE-2009-3178

Published: Sep 11, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in mm.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 7.18, "Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 DoS." NOTE: as of 20090909, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

symantec

commercial·USaka symantec enterprise security, norton

altiris deployment solution

Security Products

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36587

secunia.com

http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml

intevydis.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36247

securityfocus.com

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