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CVE-2005-2758
Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 allows remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 13.4%
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Description
Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers with negative values, which lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.4% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- symantec-scanengine-admin-bo(22519) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20051004 Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Web Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 15001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#849209 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 19854 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1954 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 17049 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.10.04.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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