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TI-2010-02212 Aliases CVE-2010-2305GHSA-qg27-wh8f-4pvh

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in SSHelper.dll for Symantec Sygate Personal…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.19968 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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:sygate_personal_firewall:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:sygate_personal_firewall:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2305
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qg27-wh8f-4pvh

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2002-02309 Sygate personal firewall 5.0 could allow remote attackers to bypass firewall filters via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-06363 AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall 7.5.431 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-06367 Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-06366 Soft4Ever Look 'n' Stop (LnS) 2.05p2 before 20061215 relies on the Process Environment… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-06365 Filseclab Personal Firewall 3.0.0.8686 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-06364 Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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