PT-2002-2918 · Symantec · Norton Antivirus

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2206

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Norton AntiVirus version 2001

Description: The issue concerns the POP3 proxy service, specifically the POPROXY.EXE component, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service. This is achieved by providing a long username that includes multiple /localhost entries, resulting in CPU consumption and a crash.

Recommendations: For Norton AntiVirus version 2001, consider restricting access to the POP3 proxy service or limiting the length of usernames to prevent exploitation until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long usernames with multiple /localhost entries in the POPROXY.EXE service.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2206

Affected Products

Norton Antivirus

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2206 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10085.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/291358 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5692 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0240.html · Note