The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and…
Priority LOW 12Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
The SmartScan feature in the Auto-Protect module for Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005, as also used in Internet Security 2004/2005 and System Works 2004/2005, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system crash) by renaming a file on a network share.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00446 39th 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2.1:*:ms_exchange:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2004_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004_professional | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005_premier:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005_premier | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2.1:*:ms_exchange:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2004:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2004_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004_professional Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005_premier:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005_premier Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgfh-p5f9-564v
References
More Symantec Norton Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-02020 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03091 Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-06237 Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-03092 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2016-03090 The AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2005-0923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgfh-p5f9-564v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences