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CVE-2012-0304

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
22/06/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.3.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:1.5.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:1.5.7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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