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TI-2004-00188 Aliases CVE-2004-0217GHSA-4x77-wr7f-56wv

The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3…

Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x77-wr7f-56wv

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2006-00221 Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-02620 Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00215 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-00222 Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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