TI-2002-01697 Aliases CVE-2002-1778 GHSA-78h8-c9gp-xvfr

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass the portscan…

LOW 36Published 2005-06-21 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass the portscan protection by using a (1) SYN/FIN, (2) SYN/FIN/URG, (3) SYN/FIN/PUSH, or (4) SYN/FIN/URG/PUSH scan.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01544 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2002:::::::*	2002	Vulnerable	Symantec

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1778
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78h8-c9gp-xvfr

References

Advisory 1

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.05.16.html

TI-2007-01626 Buffer overflow in the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control in ISLALERT.DLL for Norton Personal… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2004-00401 Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2002-00641 Buffer overflow in HTTP Proxy for Symantec Norton Personal Internet Firewall 3.0.4.91 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2002-01698 The "block fragmented IP Packets" option in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 (NPW)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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