CVE-2004-0445 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SYMDNS.SYS driver affecting various Symantec Norton and Client Security products from 2002-2004. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption by sending a specially crafted DNS response containing a self-referencing compressed name pointer. With a CVSS score of 2.6, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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