VDB-15935 · CVE-2000-0793 · BID 1533

Symantec Norton Antivirus 5.00.01c Auto-Protect denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Norton Antivirus 5.00.01c and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Auto-Protect Module. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0793. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus 5.00.01c (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Auto-Protect Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Norton AntiVirus 5.00.01C with the Novell Netware client does not properly restart the auto-protection service after the first user has logged off of the system.

The weakness was published 10/20/2000 by FIRST (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0793. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1533†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +84 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4998 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +1744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0793 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15935
SecurityFocus: 1533 - Norton Antivirus with Novell Client Autoprotection Disabling Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 17:52
Updated: 04/06/2019 08:29
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:52 (51), 04/06/2019 08:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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