HIGH
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
Published Feb 8, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.83%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- < 4.3.3
- 4.0
- 5.5
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.434
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.437
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.446
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.457
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.460
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.464
- 1.0.1_build_8.01.471
- 1.1.1_mr1_build_8.1.1.314a
- 1.1.1_mr2_build_8.1.1.319
- 1.1.1_mr3_build_8.1.1.323
- 1.1.1_mr4_build_8.1.1.329
- 1.1.1_mr5_build_8.1.1.336
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 4.5_build_719
- 2.18_build_83
- 8.1.1.319
- 8.1.1.323
- 8.1.1.329
- 8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a
- 8.01.434
- 8.01.437
- 8.01.446
- 8.01.457
- 8.01.460
- 8.01.464
- 8.01.471
- 9.0
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- build3.0.5
- build3.0.5
- 3.1.1
- 3.01.59
- 3.01.60
- 3.01.61
- 3.01.62
- 3.01.63
- 3.01.67
- 3.01.68
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.83% 0.18832
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18832
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.83% (0.18832) | 97.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.83% (0.18832) | 96.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.60% (0.10603) | 92.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.59% (0.07593) | 86.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 10.60% (0.10603) | 92.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.73% (0.12729) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 76.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 74.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 71.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0249
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a