CVE-2000-0477 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Norton Antivirus for Exchange by sending a zip file with long filenames.
- 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-2000-0477?
CVE-2000-0477 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 Norton Antivirus for Exchange (NavExchange) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a .zip file that contains long file names.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0477?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0477?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0477 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0477 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0477 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j487-27wr-29q4.