CVE-2004-0363 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SymSpamHelper ActiveX component (symspam.dll) in Norton AntiSpam 2004, as used in Norton Internet Security 2004, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the LaunchCustomRuleWizard method.

Published: 2004-03-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 72.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antispam:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.72679.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107970870606638&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107980262324362&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11169
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/344718
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/antispam.txt
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.03.19.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9916
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15536

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Antispam

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-03-23T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:17:14.539Z

Reserved: 2004-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0363

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0363

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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