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Sid
21264

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in norton antispam.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SymSpamHelper ActiveX component (symspam.dll) in Norton AntiSpam 2004, as used in Norton Internet Security 2004, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the LaunchCustomRuleWizard method.

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Affected Systems:
symantec norton antispam 2004

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can host a web site that will return code of their choosing to the object when a victim clicks on a malicious link.

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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2004-0363:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2004-0363
  
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