CVE-2005-3270 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.2 Published 20 Oct 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute malicious binaries in Symantec Norton AntiVirus.

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-2005-3270?

CVE-2005-3270 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 20 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in DiskMountNotify for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to reference a malicious (1) ps or (2) grep file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2005-3270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v738-3658-fhrx.