CVE-2004-0217
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.
Published:Mar 16, 2004
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 16, 2004
EPSS Score:0.00134
CVSS Score:7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Antivirus Scan Engine
Symantec
Antivirus Scan Engine
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
