Description
The SYMDNS.SYS driver in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption from infinite loop) via a DNS response with a compressed name pointer that points to itself.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021359.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11066
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.12.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010144
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010145
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010146
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-141.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682110Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/6100
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10336
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16132
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021359.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11066
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.12.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010144
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010145
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010146
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-141.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/682110Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/6100
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10336
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16132
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 7, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified