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TI-2005-01906 Aliases CVE-2005-2017GHSA-fx5q-wj25-89h6

Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01694 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1.1000VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.1000 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2017
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx5q-wj25-89h6

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-02020 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-03091 Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-06237 Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-03092 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2016-03090 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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