CVE-2005-0922 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a system hang or crash in Symantec Norton AntiVirus by triggering a scan of a specific file type.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0922?
CVE-2005-0922 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 29 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the Auto-Protect module in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005, as also used in Internet Security 2004/2005 and System Works 2004/2005, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) by triggering a scan of a certain file type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0922?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton System Works.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0922?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0922 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-2005-0922 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0922 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hx8m-r3mm-cc5g.