CVE-2003-0994 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Symantec LiveUpdate versions 1.70.x through 1.90.x, as integrated into various Norton products from 2001-2004. A local attacker can exploit the LiveUpdate GUI to gain SYSTEM privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2.1:*:ms_exchange:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2001:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2002:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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