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Symantec/Norton Anti Virus Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9427
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Release Date:
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2003-08-04
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Popularity:
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11,150 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.x
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Symantec/Norton Anti Virus, which can be exploited by a malicious person to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Quarantine Server (qserver.exe) when handling connections to the TCP listener port. This can be exploited to consume all CPU ressources by connecting to the service and then disconnecting abnormally prior to sending data.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 7.61
Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition version 8.01
Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition version 8.1
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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