CVE-2005-2017
N/A
Published: August 29, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNorton Antivirus
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the "Scan for viruses" option, which launches a help window with raised privileges, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2002-1540.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=298&type=vulnerabilitiesx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.24.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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