CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2759

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The jlucaller program in LiveUpdate for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 on Macintosh runs setuid when executing Java programs, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Norton AntiVirus to the latest version and restrict local access to the system for untrusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

** SPLIT ** The jlucaller program in LiveUpdate for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 on Macintosh runs setuid when executing Java programs, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: due to a CNA error, this candidate was also originally assigned to an issue in DiskMountNotify. Use CVE-2005-3270 for the DiskMountNotify issue, and CVE-2005-2759 for the LiveUpdate issue.

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