CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0485

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering via attachments whose Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers are mixed upper and lower case, which is ignored by some mail clients.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to deliver malware or unwanted content, potentially compromising the security of the organization's systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Norton Anti-Virus to the latest version and to monitor and filter attachments for improper headers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering via attachments whose Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers are mixed upper and lower case, which is ignored by some mail clients.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS