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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0683 · published 6 August 2004

CVE-2004-0683: Symantec norton antivirus vulnerability

Symantec · Norton Antivirus

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.5% · top 6.5%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 and 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a compressed archive that contains a large number of directories.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938579712894&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16658
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938579712894&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16658

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0683), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.