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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0487 · published 18 August 2004

CVE-2004-0487: Symantec norton antivirus vulnerability

Symantec · Norton Antivirus

A certain ActiveX control in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary programs.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.5%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A certain ActiveX control in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary programs.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515369718455&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11676
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-149.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312510 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/csl/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/72_e.html
http://www.osvdb.org/6303
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10392 Vendor Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.20.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16220
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515369718455&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11676
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-149.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312510 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/csl/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/72_e.html
http://www.osvdb.org/6303
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10392 Vendor Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.20.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16220

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0487), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.