Description
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011 does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution. NOTE: the researcher indicates that a vendor response was received, stating that this issue "falls into the work of our Firewall and not our AV (per our methodology of layers of defense)."
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514356
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.n00bz.net/antivirus-cve
Scores
EPSS
0.0917
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
symantec/norton_antivirus
2011
Published
Aug 22, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026