CVE-2004-1910

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Published May 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

rufsi.dll in Symantec Virus Detection allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow, but that specific claim is disputed by the vendor, although a crash is acknowledged.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_check_virus_detection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1903	rufsi.dll in Symantec Virus Detection allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow, but that specific claim is disputed by the vendor, although a crash is acknowledged.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.8% (3.765% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019891.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108136901406896&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108143485021721&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10069
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15778

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Security Check Virus Detection

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 10, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM
Reserved: May 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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