Is CVE-2009-3031 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3031 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3031?

CVE-2009-3031 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3031

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 45.4%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS ConsoleUtilities ActiveX control 6.0.0.1846 in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in Symantec Altiris Notification Server (NS) 6.0 before R12, Deployment Server 6.8 and 6.9 in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3, and Symantec Management Platform (SMP) 7.0 before SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 45.4% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3015)
Published: November 3, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3015 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris management platform
symantec / altiris management platform
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server
symantec / altiris notification server

References

http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2009-001.txt(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507625/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36698(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20091102_00
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3117(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49389&p=1(Vendor Advisory)
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=49568&p=1(Vendor Advisory)

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

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