Is CVE-2005-0249 being actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0249 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0249?

CVE-2005-0249 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2005-0249

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 18.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 18.8% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2005-0250)
Published: February 8, 2005
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2005-0250 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / antivirus scan engine
symantec / brightmail antispam
symantec / brightmail antispam
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / client security
symantec / gateway security
symantec / gateway security
symantec / gateway security
symantec / mail security
symantec / mail security
symantec / mail security
symantec / mail security
symantec / mail security
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton antivirus
symantec / norton internet security
symantec / norton system works
symantec / sav filter domino nt ports
symantec / sav filter domino nt ports
symantec / sav filter for domino nt
symantec / web security
symantec / web security
symantec / web security
symantec / web security
symantec / web security
symantec / web security
symantec / web security

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Symantec Gateway Security v2.0 5400 Series (Firewall Engine Only) - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria CRP203 - archived

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822(Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869(VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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