CVE-2005-2759

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015083	vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=324&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.10.19a.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17268	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15142	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2759?: CVE-2005-2759 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2759?: To fix CVE-2005-2759, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2759 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2759 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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