CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2017

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the 'Scan for viruses' option, which launches a help window with raised privileges. This is a reintroduction of a vulnerability originally identified and addressed in CVE-2002-1540.

Risk Assessment

A local user can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, and restrict local system access to trusted users only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the "Scan for viruses" option, which launches a help window with raised privileges, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2002-1540.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS