CVE-2004-1910

Symantec Virus Detection - Denial of Service via Long String to GetPrivateProfileString

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1910. PoCs published by Rafel Ivgi The-Insider.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in the Symantec.SymVAFileQuery.1 COM object by passing excessive data, causing the browser to crash. The PoC uses VBScript to invoke the vulnerable object with a large string of 'a' characters.

Description

rufsi.dll in Symantec Virus Detection allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow, but that specific claim is disputed by the vendor, although a crash is acknowledged.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rafel Ivgi The-Insider · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23919

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in the Symantec.SymVAFileQuery.1 COM object by passing excessive data, causing the browser to crash. The PoC uses VBScript to invoke the vulnerable object with a large string of 'a' characters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Symantec Virus Detection (Symantec.SymVAFileQuery.1 COM object)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User must navigate to a malicious page or have the vulnerable COM object installed via Symantec Virus Detection service
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10069
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108143485021721&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108136901406896&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019891.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15778

Scores

EPSS 0.0343
EPSS Percentile 87.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
symantec/security_check_virus_detection
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026