Symantec Norton Antivirus 2001 POP3 Proxy Service POPROXY.EXE resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Symantec Norton Antivirus 2001. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file POPROXY.EXE of the component POP3 Proxy Service. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2206. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus 2001 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown part of the file POPROXY.EXE of the component POP3 Proxy Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 by Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-2206 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10085) and SecurityFocus (BID 5692†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/11/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +111 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3185 days 🔍
07/12/2024 +3628 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19848
X-Force: 10085
SecurityFocus: 5692 - Norton Antivirus 2001 Poproxy Username Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:31
Updated: 07/12/2024 11:11
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:31 (48), 04/20/2019 09:51 (6), 07/12/2024 11:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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