CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1778

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass portscan protection by using various combinations of TCP flags, such as SYN/FIN, SYN/FIN/URG, SYN/FIN/PUSH, and SYN/FIN/URG/PUSH.

Risk Assessment

Bypassing portscan protection may allow attackers to identify open ports and potential vulnerabilities, increasing the risk of attacks on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional network protection measures.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass the portscan protection by using a (1) SYN/FIN, (2) SYN/FIN/URG, (3) SYN/FIN/PUSH, or (4) SYN/FIN/URG/PUSH scan.

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