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CVE-2002-1540

Published: Mar 31, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1540
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Norton_antivirusSymanteccorporate_7.5 (including)corporate_7.5 (including)
Norton_antivirusSymanteccorporate_7.6 (including)corporate_7.6 (including)
Norton_antivirusSymanteccorporate_7.51 (including)corporate_7.51 (including)

References

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