Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution before 6.9.164 stores the Deployment Solution Agent…
Priority LOW 9CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution before 6.9.164 stores the Deployment Solution Agent (aka AClient) password in cleartext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping the AClient.exe process memory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.8 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 sp1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.380:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8.380 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.8 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 sp1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.380:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8.380 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j7c-jhc4-6fcv
References
More Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02888 Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02890 Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02885 The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02192 SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03024 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-04353 Stack-based buffer overflow in wp6sr.dll in the Autonomy KeyView SDK 10.4 and earlier, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-1754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j7c-jhc4-6fcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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