VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-0249
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability18.83%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-02-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UPX compressed file containing a negative virtual offset to a crafted PE header.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — VDB Entry