CVE-2004-0683 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.45% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | norton antivirus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Norton AntiVirus - Denial of Service | 2004-07-12 |
References
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