CVE-2003-1451: symantec norton_antivirus

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1451 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability in symantec norton_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail attachment with a compressed ZIP file that contains a file with a long filename.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.