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TI-2009-01438 Aliases CVE-2009-1517GHSA-rx4v-23fq-74x8

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the Symantec.EasySetup.1 ActiveX control in…

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the Symantec.EasySetup.1 ActiveX control in EasySetupInt.dll 14.0.4.30167 in the EasySetup wizard in Symantec Norton Ghost 14.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified input to the (1) GetBackupLocationPath, (2) CallUninstall, (3) SetupDeleteVolume, (4) CanUseEasySetup, (5) CallAddInitialProtection, and (6) CallTour methods.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06586 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_ghost:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.0VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_ghost:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx4v-23fq-74x8

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2007-03557 Buffer overflow in RemoteCommand.DLL in Symantec Norton Ghost 12.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00334 Symantec Ghost 7.0 stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in the NGServer\params… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-02277 Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save &… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2007-02278 Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-03029 Multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0.0 and earlier, with Ghost… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2011-03059 GEAR Software CD DVD Filter driver (aka GEARAspiWDM.sys), as used in Symantec Backup Exec… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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