Remote Denial of Service in Norton Personal Firewall by Unauthorized Packet Blocking
CVE-2002-2336

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Norton Personal Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 December 2002

Summary

The Norton Personal Firewall 2002 version 4.0, when set to automatically block attacks, is susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. This flaw allows attackers to send spoofed packets which can result in the firewall blocking legitimate IP addresses. Consequently, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access issues and service interruption for users relying on the firewall's protection.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/01...
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http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/294411
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5917
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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