6267 : Symantec Norton Anti-Virus NAV2000 POProxy USER Command Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1999-12-07

Description

A remote overflow exists in POP3 proxy service(POProxy)of Norton Anti-Virus. The POProxy fails to validate the USER command. By sending a username containing more than 264 characters to the USER command to the proxy service, a remote attacker can overflow the buffer and crash the service, resulting in loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Symantec Corporation

Norton Antivirus

2000

References

CVE ID: 1999-1004 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 3807
Bugtraq ID: 877
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0374.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0378.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/pfdocs/2000011400475506
Other Advisory URL: http://www.w00w00.org/advisories/nortonav.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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