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high 7.2

CVE-2014-7286 json

Buffer overflow in AClient in Symantec Deployment Solution 6.9 and earlier on Windows XP and Server 2003 allows local users to gain privile…

published 2014-12-22 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7157

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in AClient in Symantec Deployment Solution 6.9 and earlier on Windows XP and Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-35964)

Exploit prediction

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35964 Symantec Altiris Agent 6.9 (Build 648) - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2015-02-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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