CVE-2009-3031

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS ConsoleUtilities ActiveX control 6.0.0.1846 in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in Symantec Altiris Notification Server (NS) 6.0 before R12, Deployment Server 6.8 and 6.9 in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3, and Symantec Management Platform (SMP) 7.0 before SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument.

Published: 2009-11-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3031 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.43%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3031

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16613 exploit_db edb 2010-11-11 Exploit-DB ↗
9853 exploit_db edb 2009-11-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3031

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 76.64% 45.43% -31.20%
2 2026-03-17 76.85% 76.64% -0.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 76.85% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3031

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3031

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3031

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_management_platform 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_management_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_management_platform 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_management_platform:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp3_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3031

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