SYMNDIS.SYS in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2003 and 2004, Norton Personal Firewall…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SYMNDIS.SYS in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2003 and 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2003 and 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 and 1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a TCP packet with (1) SACK option or (2) Alternate Checksum Data option followed by a length of zero.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08832 95th 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2003:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_firewall:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2003:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0375
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg4x-f3qp-5vxc
References
More Symantec Client Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00401 Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00402 The SYMDNS.SYS driver in Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2004-0375 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0375 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pg4x-f3qp-5vxc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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