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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-0688 · published 31 January 2011

CVE-2011-0688: Symantec antivirus improper authentication vulnerability

Symantec · Antivirus

Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted messages over TCP, as discovered by Junaid Bohio, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0110 and CVE-2010-0111. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.0% · top 9.9% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
4.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted messages over TCP, as discovered by Junaid Bohio, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0110 and CVE-2010-0111. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43099 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024996
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0234 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65071
http://secunia.com/advisories/43099 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024996
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0234 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65071

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-0688), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.