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01 Record

CVE-2005-0249

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
18.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2005-02-08 05:00Z21 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 21:05Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2005-02-08
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
a7fb3d8d7c15eabc6e7664671723dc3cc8f204d4702a6f9c522ec5c8f1444b50

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
symantecantivirus_scan_engineNot specified—
symantecbrightmail_antispamNot specified—
symantecclient_securityNot specified—
symantecgateway_securityNot specified—
symantecmail_securityNot specified—
symantecnorton_antivirusNot specified—
symantecnorton_internet_securityNot specified—
symantecnorton_system_worksNot specified—
symantecsav_filter_domino_nt_portsNot specified—
symantecsav_filter_for_domino_ntNot specified—
symantecweb_securityNot specified—

06 References