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CVE-2004-0363

78
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0363 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the SymSpamHelper ActiveX component (symspam.dll) within Norton AntiSpam 2004, including its use in Norton Internet Security 2004. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long parameter to the LaunchCustomRuleWizard method. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2004CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antispam:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
66.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Norton AntiSpam 2004 SymSpamHelper ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow · Mar 19, 2004
ExploitDB: EDB-16595 · May 9, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6657 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/11169
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15536
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/344718
US Government Resource
nextgenss.com / advisories/antispam.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
sarc.com / avcenter/security/Content/2004.03.19.html
securityfocus.com / bid/9916
Vendor Advisory