CVE-2004-0217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-03-16

Score: 7.0 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

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 vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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.

The EPSS score is 0.00458.

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

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Subscriptions

Redhat Linux

Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-03-16T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.826Z

Reserved: 2004-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0217

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:05:11.493

Link: CVE-2004-0217

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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