CVE-2009-3178 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution via unspecified vectors in mm.exe.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3178?
CVE-2009-3178 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in mm.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 7.18, "Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 DoS." NOTE: as of 20090909, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhgr-f9r9-gf56.