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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0249 · published 8 February 2005

CVE-2005-0249: Symantec antivirus scan engine vulnerability

Symantec · Antivirus Scan Engine

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 19% · top 2.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
11Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

11 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869 VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013133 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107822 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18869 VDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0249), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.