# CVE-2002-1774: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass initial email virus scanning in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 by inserting NULL characters in MIME headers.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-268w-8v2j-mm3q

## What is CVE-2002-1774?

CVE-2002-1774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 allows remote attackers to send viruses that bypass the e-mail scanning via a NULL character in the MIME header before the virus.  NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, acknowledging that the initial scan is bypassed, but the AutoProtect feature would detect the virus before it is executed

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1774?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Norton Antivirus.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus

- [CVE-2005-2017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2017/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0487/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3456/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2002-2206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2206/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2002-1775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1775/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Norton Antivirus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1774

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1774/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.