CVE-2007-3800
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0-10.1 and Client Security 2.0-3.1. When the Notification Message window feature is enabled, local attackers can execute crafted code to elevate privileges via the RTVScan real-time scanner component.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.0= 2.0= 2.1<= 10.1= 9.0= 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Symantec productCheck for presence of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, Client Security, or Norton Antivirus by examining installed programs in Add/Remove Programs or querying the Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\InstalledAppsAffected if The product name matches any of these: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, Symantec Client Security, or Norton Antivirus and the version falls within the affected ranges
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Determine installed versionLocate the version information in the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Version or right-click the antivirus system tray icon and select 'About'Affected if The installed version is 9.0, 10.0, or 10.1 for Corporate Edition/Norton Antivirus; or 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0/3.1 for Client Security
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Verify Notification Message window feature is enabledOpen the Symantec management console, navigate to Client Configuration, or check the registry key for notification settings under the Symantec product configurationAffected if The Notification Message window feature is currently turned ON or set to enabled in the configuration
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Confirm RTVScan service is runningOpen Services.msc and locate the 'Symantec AntiVirus' or 'RTVScan' service, or run 'sc query rtvscan' from command promptAffected if The RTVScan real-time scanner service is installed and running on the system
You are affected if any of the listed Symantec products are installed with an affected version AND the Notification Message window feature is enabled AND the RTVScan component is active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to current supported versions of Symantec Endpoint Protection, or disable the Notification Message window feature as a workaround if upgrading is not immediately feasible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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