Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execut
Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.
- Published
- Apr 19, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 31th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | liveupdate | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate |
| symantec | norton antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus |
| symantec | norton internet security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security |
| symantec | norton personal firewall | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall |
| symantec | norton system works | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works |
| symantec | norton utilities | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_utilities |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- symantec liveupdate3.0
- symantec liveupdate3.0.1
- symantec liveupdate3.0.2
- symantec liveupdate3.0.3
- symantec liveupdate3.5
- symantec norton antivirus10.0
- symantec norton antivirus10.0.0
- symantec norton antivirus10.0.1
- symantec norton antivirus10.9.1
- symantec norton antivirus9.0.0
- symantec norton antivirus9.0.1
- symantec norton antivirus9.0.2
- symantec norton antivirus9.0.3
- symantec norton internet security3.0
- symantec norton personal firewall3.0
- symantec norton personal firewall3.1
- symantec norton system works3.0
- symantec norton utilities8.0
Same product
symantec: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2001-1125Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to ensure the integrity of download files, which allows remote attackers to execute40Plan
- CVE-2002-0344Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 and earlier in Norton Antivirus stores usernames and passwords for a local LiveUpdate server in cleartext in the reg21Monitor
- CVE-2001-1126Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood) via DNS spoof21Monitor
- CVE-2001-0549Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 stores proxy passwords in cleartext in a registry key, which could allow local users to obtain the passwords.18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secunia.com/advisories/19682
- securityreason.com/securityalert/100
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.17b.html
- securitytracker.com/id?1015953
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17571
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1386
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.