CVE-2011-0688

Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted messages over TCP, as discovered by Junaid Bohio, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0110 and CVE-2010-0111. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2011-01-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0688 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.96%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0688

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 2.04% 3.96% +1.91%
2 2026-04-26 2.64% 2.04% -0.60%
3 2026-03-02 2.64%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0688

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-2011-0688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec antivirus 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:mr1:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0:mr2:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.1.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.1.2:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.2:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.2.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.2.2:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.3:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.5:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.6:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.7:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.8:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.0.9:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:mp1:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:mr4:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:mr5:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:mr6:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1:mr7:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.0.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.5:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.5.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.6:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.6.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.7:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.8:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.9:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.2:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.2:mr2:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus 10.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.2:mr3:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec system_center 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:system_center:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec system_center 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:system_center:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_central_quarantine_server 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_central_quarantine_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_central_quarantine_server 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_central_quarantine_server:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0688

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