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 attack on /tmp/LiveUpdate.log.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 3.7 LOW

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

3.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107694800908164&w=2	Exploit Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9662	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15215	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-04-15 04:00

Updated : 2024-01-26 17:21

NVD link : CVE-2004-0217

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0217

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0217

JSON object : View

Products Affected

symantec

antivirus_scan_engine

redhat

linux

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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