CVE-2009-3861Stack-based buffer overflow in SafeNet SoftRemote 10.8.5 (Build 2) and 10.3.5 (Build 6), and possibly other versions before 10.8.9, allows…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 3.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 10% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in SafeNet SoftRemote 10.8.5 (Build 2) and 10.3.5 (Build 6), and possibly other versions before 10.8.9, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a (1) TREENAME or (2) GROUPNAME Policy file (spd).
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Metasploit modules1 module
- SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/safenet_softremote_groupnameRank gooddisclosed 30 Oct 2009
Exploit-DB1 entry
- SafeNet SoftRemote - GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16643local, windowspublished 11 Nov 2010Verified
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References4
- ADV-2009-3108 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20091030 SafeNet SoftRemote Local Buffer Overflow - Security Advisory - SOS-09-008 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1023117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.senseofsecurity.com.au/advisories/SOS-09-008 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3832 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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