PT-2004-2808 · Symantec · Symantec Virus Detection

Rafel Ivgi · Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1910

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 Virus Detection (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. It was initially reported as a potential buffer overflow, although this claim is disputed by the vendor. The vendor acknowledges that a crash can occur.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1910

Affected Products

Symantec Virus Detection

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23919 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/10069 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1910 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108136901406896&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108143485021721&w=2 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019891.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15778 · Note