CVE-2002-0485 describes a content filtering bypass vulnerability in Symantec Norton Anti-Virus (NAV). Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting email attachments with mixed-case Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers, which some mail clients ignore, allowing malicious content to evade detection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on integrity, as it allows for the delivery of uninspected content. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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 records are not available for this CVE.