CVE-2010-3268

Exp

The GetStringAMSHandler function in prgxhndl.dll in hndlrsvc.exe in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in Intel Alert Management System (AMS), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.1.4.4010 on Windows 2000 SP4 and Symantec Endpoint Protection before 11.x, does not properly validate the CommandLine field of an AMS request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted request.

Published: 2010-12-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3268 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.75%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: 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-2010-3268

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3268

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 2025-12-28 6.51% 8.75% +2.23%
2 2025-12-27 8.75% 6.51% -2.23%
3 2025-10-28 8.75%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3268

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3268

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3268

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel intel_alert_management_system cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_alert_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.4.4010 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4.4010:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:rtm:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.3001 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3268

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