CVE-2002-1540 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting the Norton AntiVirus client's execution of winhlp32 with elevated rights.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1540?
CVE-2002-1540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The client for Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5.x before 7.5.1 Build 62 and 7.6.x before 7.6.1 Build 35a runs winhlp32 with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by using certain features of winhlp32.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r86-74vm-r67j.