PT-2004-1528
CVE-2004-0375
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Published
2004-05-05
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Updated
2017-07-11
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Symantec Norton Internet Security versions 2003 through 2004
Norton Personal Firewall versions 2003 through 2004
Client Firewall versions 5.01 through 5.1.1
Client Security versions 1.0 through 1.1
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop, via a TCP packet with specific options. This can be achieved by sending a TCP packet with either the SACK option or the Alternate Checksum Data option followed by a length of zero.
Recommendations
For Symantec Norton Internet Security versions 2003 through 2004, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue.
For Norton Personal Firewall versions 2003 through 2004, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue.
For Client Firewall versions 5.01 through 5.1.1, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue.
For Client Security versions 1.0 through 1.1, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the network to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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