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CVE-2005-2766
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2005-09-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.1.x and 9.0.4.x, and possibly other versions, when obtaining updates from an internal LiveUpdate server, stores sensitive information in cleartext in the Log.Liveupdate log file, which allows attackers to obtain the username and password to the internal LiveUpdate server.
Affected products
- Symantec Norton Antivirus: 9.0.1.1.1000, 9.0.4
References
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