CVE-2009-3033

Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in the web console in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Altiris Notification Server 6.0.x, and Management Platform 7.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument.

Exploit likelihood

40.0%Down 36.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-3033
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3033
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3017 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3017
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rq6-m3fr-ffm2 No score

Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control...

Record: GHSA-2rq6-m3fr-ffm2
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
Metasploit	Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow	2009-11-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3033 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, published November 25, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.