CVE-2000-0238 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways via a buffer overflow triggered by a long URL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0238?
CVE-2000-0238 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the web server for Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0238?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0238 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95mq-9246-8m69.