CVE-2009-1429 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Symantec Endpoint Protection servers via crafted packets, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1429?
CVE-2009-1429 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 29 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1429?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Symantec Antivirus, Symantec Antivirus Central Quarantine Server, Symantec Client Security, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec System Center.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2009-1429 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1429 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8c9c-m8qr-pq2x.