CVE-2007-3800 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges via crafted code in Symantec AntiVirus when the Notification Message window is enabled.

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-2007-3800?

CVE-2007-3800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 16 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Real-time scanner (RTVScan) component in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0 through 10.1 and Client Security 2.0 through 3.1, when the Notification Message window is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via crafted code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3800?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Symantec Client Security, Symantec Norton Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-3800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Symantec Norton Antivirus vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r2m-wv8g-mp4x.

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