CVE-2005-2017 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-08-29

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2019	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00445.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=298&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.24.html

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:21:03.352Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2017

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-30T11:45:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2017

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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