Privilege-escalation vulnerability in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator via a Trojan horse fileID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:6202 | Date: (C)2012-06-27 (M)2021-09-11 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 and is prone to privilege-escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which uses weak permissions for the installation directory. Successful exploitation allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Product: |
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator |