CVE-2002-0485 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published 11 Jun 2002 Updated 16 Jan 2025

Remote attackers can bypass content filtering in Norton Anti-Virus by using mixed-case headers in email attachments, allowing malicious content to pass inspection.

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-2002-0485?

CVE-2002-0485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering via attachments whose Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers are mixed upper and lower case, which is ignored by some mail clients.

Weakness: CWE-178

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vv2m-p3gp-w7p3.