CVE-2010-2305 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in SSHelper.dll for Symantec Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 build 2808 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long third argument to the SetRegString method.

Published: 2010-06-16

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 20.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:sygate_personal_firewall:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-2315	Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in SSHelper.dll for Symantec Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6 build 2808 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long third argument to the SetRegString method.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19968.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/65539
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/forum/security-advisories/10-050-sygate-personal-firewall-5-6-build-2808-activex/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13834
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59408

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Sygate Personal Firewall

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-06-16T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:32:15.543Z

Reserved: 2010-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2305

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-16T20:30:02.637

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:20:30.430

Link: CVE-2010-2305

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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