CVE-2004-0444: symantec client_firewall
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-0444 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in symantec client_firewall. EPSS estimates a 12.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 20-05-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
12.80%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 12.80% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Symantec5 products
- client_firewall5.01 | 5.1.1
- client_security1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0
- norton_antispam2004
- norton_internet_security2002 | 2003 | 2004
- norton_personal_firewall2002 | 2003 | 2004
1 vendor · 5 products
References
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- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.12.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM