CVE-2005-3270 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-10-20

Score: 7.2 High

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2005-3269	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.0027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17268
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015084
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=325&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15143

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-20T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:59.478Z

Reserved: 2005-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3270

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-21T01:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3270

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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