CVE-2004-1910 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Symantec Virus Detection, specifically within the rufsi.dll component. Remote attackers can crash the application by providing a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While the vendor disputes the original claim of a buffer overflow, a crash is acknowledged, and an exploit for denial of service is available on ExploitDB. There is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_check_virus_detection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.