CVE-2005-2017 — 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

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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

Published Aug 29, 2005

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.69%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.69% 0.01694

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01694

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.69% (0.01694)	76.28th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.74% (0.01741)	74.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.33% (0.00330)	53.74th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	9.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=298&type=vulnerabilities
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.24.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=298&type=vulnerabilities		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.24.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 29, 2005

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Jun 21, 2005

Link CVE-2005-2017

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-2017

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-2017