TI-2005-03095 Aliases CVE-2005-3270 GHSA-v738-3658-fhrx

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DiskMountNotify for Symantec Norton AntiVirus…

LOW 32Published 2005-10-20 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
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

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DiskMountNotify for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to reference a malicious (1) ps or (2) grep file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00358 29th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3::macintosh:::::	9.0.3	Vulnerable	Symantec

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.3 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3270
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v738-3658-fhrx

References

Advisory 1

20051020 Symantec Norton AntiVirus DiskMountNotify Local Privilege Escalation

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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