Vulnerability Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Symantec | Client Firewall | 5.01 |
| Symantec | Client Security | 1.0 |
| Symantec | Norton Antispam | 2004 |
| Symantec | Norton Internet Security | 2002 |
| Symantec | Norton Personal Firewall | 2002 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021360.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021361.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021362.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11066
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.12.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010144
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010145
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010146
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-141.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294998PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/634414PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637318US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/6099
- http://www.osvdb.org/6101
- http://www.osvdb.org/6102
FAQ
What is CVE-2004-0444?
CVE-2004-0444 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH). Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 ...
How severe is CVE-2004-0444?
CVE-2004-0444 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 10.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2004-0444?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Symantec Client Firewall, Symantec Client Security, Symantec Norton Antispam, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton Personal Firewall.