CVE-2004-0217 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the LiveUpdate feature (liveupdate.sh) of Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 for Red Hat Linux. An attacker can exploit this flaw by using a symlink attack on the /tmp/LiveUpdate.log file, allowing them to create or append to arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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