Buffer Overflow in Norton Personal Firewall ActiveX Control by Symantec
CVE-2007-1689

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Symantec
Status
Norton Internet Security
Norton Personal Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 May 2007

What is CVE-2007-1689?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control within ISLALERT.DLL, impacting Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Norton Internet Security 2004. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers through carefully crafted arguments sent to the vulnerable (1) Get and (2) Set functions, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1843
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23936
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

EPSS Score

73% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2007-1689 : Buffer Overflow in Norton Personal Firewall ActiveX Control by Symantec