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CVE-2009-1429


The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) 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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted packet whose contents are interpreted as a command to be launched in a new process by the CreateProcessA function.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1429 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2009-04-29T15:30:00.217

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec antivirus ≤ 9.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus ≤ 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus ≤ 10.2 Yes
Application symantec antivirus - Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.1.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.2 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.2.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.2.2 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.3 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.4 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.5 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.6 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.7 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.8 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0.9 Yes
Application symantec antivirus_central_quarantine_server * Yes
Application symantec client_security ≤ 3.1 Yes
Application symantec client_security 2.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.0.359 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.1.1000 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.1.1001 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.1.1007 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.1.1008 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.1.1009 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2000 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2001 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2002 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2010 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2011 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2020 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0.2.2021 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection ≤ 11.0 Yes
Application symantec system_center * Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.