VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2206
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.01%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.01% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/norton antivirus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0240.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10085.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5692
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0240.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10085.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5692
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.