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High severity · published Apr 15, 2004
CVE-2004-0217
The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 for Red Hat Linux allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via a symlink…
7.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 for Red Hat Linux allows local users to create or append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/LiveUpdate.log.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Antivirus Scan Engine · Symantec
4.0; 4.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
AS
Antivirus Scan Engine
Symantec
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0217
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0217
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107694800908164&w=2
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9662
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15215
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