CVE-2005-0923
The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005, as also used in Internet Security 2004/2005 and System Works 2004/2005, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system crash) by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005, as also used in Internet Security 2004/2005 and System Works 2004/2005, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system crash) by renaming a file on a network share.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 39th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/norton antivirus · symantec/norton internet security · symantec/norton system works
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14741
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.03.28.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013585
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013586
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013587
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713620Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12924
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14741
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.03.28.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013585
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013586
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013587
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713620Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12924
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.