Description
The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005, as also used in Internet Security 2004/2005 and System Works 2004/2005, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system crash) by renaming a file on a network share.
Affected products
- Symantec / norton_antivirus2.1 – 2.1
- Symantec / norton_antivirus2005 – 2005
- Symantec / norton_internet_security2004 – 2004
- Symantec / norton_internet_security2005 – 2005
- Symantec / norton_system_works2004_professional – 2004_professional
- Symantec / norton_system_works2005_premier – 2005_premier
References
- MISChttp://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.03.28.html
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1013586
- MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713620
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1013587
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12924
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1013585
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/14741