CVE-2009-3109

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3109
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-08 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authentication is being used between a deployment server and a client, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the handshake is completed.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 All All All
Application Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 sp1 All All
Application Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Authentication Handshake Race Condition Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities - August 26, 2009 | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Modify the Configuration, Execute Arbitrary Commands, and Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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