CVE-2004-1910 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Symantec Virus Detection by sending a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2004-1910?
CVE-2004-1910 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
rufsi.dll in Symantec Virus Detection allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow, but that specific claim is disputed by the vendor, although a crash is acknowledged.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1910?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Security Check Virus Detection.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1910?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1910 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-2004-1910 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1910 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28vf-6j43-vqq5.