Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2), as used in Symantec System Center (SSS); Symantec AntiVirus Server; Symantec AntiVirus Central Quarantine Server; Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) Corporate Edition 9 before 9.0 MR7, 10.0 and 10.1 before 10.1 MR8, and 10.2 before 10.2 MR2; Symantec Client Security (SCS) 2 before 2.0 MR7 and 3 before 3.1 MR8; and Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 11.0 MR3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted packet or (2) data that ostensibly arrives from the MsgSys.exe process
Published Apr 29, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 55.09%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2), as used in Symantec System Center (SSS); Symantec AntiVirus Server; Symantec AntiVirus Central Quarantine Server; Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) Corporate Edition 9 before 9.0 MR7, 10.0 and 10.1 before 10.1 MR8, and 10.2 before 10.2 MR2; Symantec Client Security (SCS) 2 before 2.0 MR7 and 3 before 3.1 MR8; and Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 11.0 MR3, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted packet or (2) data that ostensibly arrives from the MsgSys.exe process.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.0
- ≤ 10.1
- ≤ 10.2
- n/a
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.1.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.2.1
- 10.0.2.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 10.0.5
- 10.0.6
- 10.0.7
- 10.0.8
- 10.0.9
- n/a
- ≤ 3.1
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.0.359
- 3.0.1.1000
- 3.0.1.1001
- 3.0.1.1007
- 3.0.1.1008
- 3.0.1.1009
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2.2000
- 3.0.2.2001
- 3.0.2.2002
- 3.0.2.2010
- 3.0.2.2011
- 3.0.2.2020
- 3.0.2.2021
- ≤ 11.0
- n/a
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 55.09% (0.55088) | 99.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 55.09% (0.55088) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 65.72% (0.65724) | 98.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 60.57% (0.60565) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.94% (0.53938) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.54% (0.61541) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.94% (0.53938) | 97.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.25% (0.97253) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 97.17% (0.97169) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 97.22% (0.97225) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 97.21% (0.97209) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 97.23% (0.97229) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 97.27% (0.97268) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97157) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 97.20% (0.97200) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97208) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97249) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97322) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 76.48% (0.76482) | 99.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 76.48% (0.76482) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503080/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34672 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34674 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022130 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022131 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022132 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090428_02 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1204 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-018/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50177 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50178 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34856 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503080/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34672 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022130 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022131 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090428_02 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1204 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-018/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50178 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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