CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1779

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The 'block fragmented IP Packets' option in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 (NPW) does not properly protect against certain attacks on Windows vulnerabilities such as jolt2 (CVE-2000-0305).

Risk Assessment

The lack of effective protection may lead to the exploitation of known vulnerabilities, posing a security threat to the organization's systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the firewall software to the latest version to ensure better protection against attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The "block fragmented IP Packets" option in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 (NPW) does not properly protect against certain attacks on Windows vulnerabilities such as jolt2 (CVE-2000-0305).

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