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TI-2005-02627 Aliases CVE-2005-2766GHSA-w95w-rvqq-jf9m

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.1.x and 9.0.4.x, and possibly other versions…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.1.x and 9.0.4.x, and possibly other versions, when obtaining updates from an internal LiveUpdate server, stores sensitive information in cleartext in the Log.Liveupdate log file, which allows attackers to obtain the username and password to the internal LiveUpdate server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00405 35th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1.1.1000VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*9.0.4VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.1.1000 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.4 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2766
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w95w-rvqq-jf9m

References

Other 1

  • 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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