CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0487

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in an ActiveX control of Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service through excessive resource consumption and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely overload the victim's system, leading to unavailability, or gain control over the infected computer.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 to the latest version and consider disabling or restricting the ActiveX control in the browser.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A certain ActiveX control in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary programs.

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