CVE-2004-0683 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending a compressed archive with many directories to Symantec Norton AntiVirus.
- 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-2004-0683?
CVE-2004-0683 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 13 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0683 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-2004-0683 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0683 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-548c-v26q-5pvf.