MEDIUM
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file
Published Jun 22, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.3.0
- 1.5.3.21
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.7.19
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.2.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00347
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00347
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 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 25.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 26.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 10.07th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=59193 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53903 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027182 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120615_00 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=59193 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53903 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027182 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120615_00 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 22, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0304
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a