CVE-2005-2759: symantec norton_antivirus
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-2759 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in symantec norton_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 20-10-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
** SPLIT ** The jlucaller program in LiveUpdate for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 on Macintosh runs setuid when executing Java programs, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: due to a CNA error, this candidate was also originally assigned to an issue in DiskMountNotify. Use CVE-2005-3270 for the DiskMountNotify issue, and CVE-2005-2759 for the LiveUpdate issue.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
35%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.42% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Symantec1 product
- norton_antivirus9.0.3
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=324&type=vulnerabilitiesThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSEVendor Advisory