FKIE_CVE-2005-0249
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-02-08 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:10
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
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