VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2004-0217

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.46%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2004-04-15

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List
cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry