Description
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Bipin Gautam · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/312
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938579712894&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16658
Scores
EPSS
0.0416
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
symantec/norton_antivirus
2002
symantec/norton_antivirus
2003
Published
Aug 06, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026