CVE-2003-1310 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting a memory overwrite vulnerability in the Norton AntiVirus device driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-1310?

CVE-2003-1310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 30 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DeviceIoControl function in the Norton Device Driver (NAVAP.sys) in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 allows local users to gain privileges by overwriting memory locations via certain control codes (aka "Device Driver Attack").

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1310 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1310 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Symantec Norton Antivirus vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8rjq-mvw5-whpr.

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