CVE-2010-0108
Buffer overflow in the cliproxy.objects.1 ActiveX control in the Symantec Client Proxy (CLIproxy.dll) in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x, 10.1.x…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 19.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the cliproxy.objects.1 ActiveX control in the Symantec Client Proxy (CLIproxy.dll) in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x, 10.1.x before MR9, and 10.2.x before MR4; and Symantec Client Security 3.0.x and 3.1.x before MR9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetRemoteComputerName function.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Symantec (Multiple Products) - Client Proxy ActiveX 'CLIproxy.dll' Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33642remote, windowspublished 17 Feb 2010Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
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- 50 days later
· 50 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 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 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.4% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- scp-cliproxy-activex-bo(56355) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100217_02 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20100219 [DSECRG-09-039] Symantec Antivirus 10.0 ActiveX - buffer Overflow. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=139 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38651 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2010-0140 (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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