# CVE-2009-3110: Race condition in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit a race condition in file transfer to read sensitive files and block client updates in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3w4-m4vr-9g7g

## What is CVE-2009-3110?

CVE-2009-3110 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Race condition in the file transfer functionality in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430 allows remote attackers to read sensitive files and prevent client updates by connecting to the file transfer port before the expected client does.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3110?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-3110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3110 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-3110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-3179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3179/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3033/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3031/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3109/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3178/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-3110 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-3110 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3110/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3110/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3110
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3110
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3110

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3110/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.