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TI-2014-02765 Aliases CVE-2014-3434GHSA-xcq9-r62j-qxcv

Buffer overflow in the sysplant driver in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Client 11.x…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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 the sysplant driver in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Client 11.x and 12.x before 12.1 RU4 MP1b, and Small Business Edition before SEP 12.1, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to a 0x00222084 IOCTL call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01628 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3434
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcq9-r62j-qxcv

References

  • TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01354 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in IAO.EXE in the Intel Alert Originator Service in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2016-02020 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-01284 The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01283 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources