CVE-2005-0249

high

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.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869

http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-02-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H