CVE-2005-0923 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a system crash and high CPU usage in Symantec Norton AntiVirus by renaming files on network shares.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0923?
CVE-2005-0923 is a low-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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for 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 (CPU consumption and system crash) by renaming a file on a network share.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0923?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton System Works.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0923 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-2005-0923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgfh-p5f9-564v.