PT-2004-1770 · Symantec · Symantec Norton Antivirus

Bipin Gautam · Published 2004-07-13 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0683

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Norton AntiVirus versions 2002 and 2003

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, by using a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.

Recommendations For Symantec Norton AntiVirus versions 2002 and 2003, consider avoiding the use of compressed archives with a large number of directories until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to compressed archives to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0683

Affected Products

Symantec Norton Antivirus

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/312 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0683 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938579712894&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16658 · Note