CVE-2005-2759

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2759
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-20 23:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Description** SPLIT ** The jlucaller program in LiveUpdate for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 on Macintosh runs setuid when executing Java programs, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: due to a CNA error, this candidate was also originally assigned to an issue in DiskMountNotify. Use CVE-2005-3270 for the DiskMountNotify issue, and CVE-2005-2759 for the LiveUpdate issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.3 All macintosh All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec LiveUpdate Java Interface Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Symantec Norton AntiVirus / LiveUpdate for Macintosh Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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