Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 2005 MS DOS Device Name

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 2005. Impacted is an unknown function of the component MS DOS Device Name Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0920. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 2005 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component MS DOS Device Name Handler. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004, and earlier versions, allows a virus or other malicious code to avoid detection or cause a denial of service (application crash) using a filename containing an MS-DOS device name.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2004. The weakness was presented 10/05/2004 by Kurt Seifried with iDefense (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0920 since 09/27/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at idefense.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 94 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38326 (Symantec Norton AntiVirus MS-DOS Name Scan Evasion Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.) eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17603), SecurityFocus (BID 11328†), OSVDB (10509†), Secunia (SA12734†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011544†). sarc.com is providing further details. See VDB-932, VDB-933 and VDB-934 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Norton AntiVirus 1.)
Patch: symantec.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Kurt Seifried
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-863
X-Force: 17603 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus device name bypass security, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 11328 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus MS-DOS Name Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 12734 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus MS-DOS Device Name Handling Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 10509 - Multiple Anti-Virus MS-DOS Device Name Scan Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1011544 - Symantec Norton Anti-Virus Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 6312

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2004 11:37
Updated: 07/07/2025 14:15
Changes: 09/27/2004 11:37 (75), 11/26/2015 12:25 (6), 03/09/2021 19:53 (9), 07/06/2024 00:11 (14), 07/07/2025 14:15 (2)
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