CVE-2014-7286
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the AClient component of Symantec Deployment Solution 6.9 and earlier on Windows XP and Server 2003 allows local authenticated users to elevate privileges to administrator or system level through unspecified vectors.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Symantec Deployment Solution is installedCheck for the presence of Symantec Deployment Solution in Add/Remove Programs (appwiz.cpl) or look for the installation directory under Program Files (e.g., C:\Program Files\Symantec\Deployment).Affected if Symantec Deployment Solution is present on the system.
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Determine the installed version of Symantec Deployment SolutionCheck the version of the AClient component. Locate the AClient executable (typically aclient.exe) in the installation directory, right-click and view Properties, or run 'aclient.exe /?' from the command line to retrieve version information.Affected if The version is 6.9 or earlier.
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Verify the Windows operating system versionOpen Command Prompt and run 'winver' or 'systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"' to identify the Windows version.Affected if The system is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
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Confirm the AClient service is runningOpen Services (services.msc) and look for the 'Symantec AClient' service, or run 'sc query aclient' from an elevated command prompt.Affected if The AClient service is installed and running on the affected OS.
A system is affected if Symantec Deployment Solution version 6.9 or earlier is installed with the AClient component running on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Symantec Deployment Solution to a patched version beyond 6.9; since Windows XP and Server 2003 are end-of-life, migration to supported operating systems should be prioritized as the definitive remediation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-7286 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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