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
06 References
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#107822http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822
- xforce.iss.net20050208 Symantec AntiVirus Library Heap Overflowhttp://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187
- securitytracker.com1013133http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comupx-engine-gain-control(18869)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869
- www.symantec.comhttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html