PT-2005-1329 · Symantec · Symantec Antivirus Library

Alex Wheeler · Published 2005-02-08 · Updated 2019-09-20 · CVE-2005-0249

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec AntiVirus Library (affected versions not specified)

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the DEC2EXE module, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by using a UPX compressed file that contains a negative virtual offset to a crafted PE header.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0249

Affected Products

Symantec Antivirus Library

References · 7

• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0249 · Security Note
• http://symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0249 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869 · Note