CVE-2004-0217

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Published Mar 16, 2004 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.458% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107694800908164&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9662
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15215

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Redhat Linux

Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 16, 2004, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 12, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 15, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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