CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3270

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in DiskMountNotify for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 is due to an untrusted search path. A local user can gain elevated privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a malicious ps or grep file.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version and restrict local users' ability to modify the PATH variable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DiskMountNotify for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to reference a malicious (1) ps or (2) grep file.

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