CVE-2012-0304
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for...
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0304- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0304- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0340 No score
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0340- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqgv-r6vr-mxr5 No score
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for...
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator before 2.3.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
- Record
GHSA-cqgv-r6vr-mxr5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0304 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Symantec Liveupdate Administrator, published June 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027182
nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=59193
securityfocus.com/bid/53903
symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120615_00
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0304
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqgv-r6vr-mxr5