CVE-2010-3497

Published Aug 22, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011 does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution. NOTE: the researcher indicates that a vendor response was received, stating that this issue "falls into the work of our Firewall and not our AV (per our methodology of layers of defense)."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3493 Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011 does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution. NOTE: the researcher indicates that a vendor response was received, stating that this issue "falls into the work of our Firewall and not our AV (per our methodology of layers of defense)."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved
Sep 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 22, 2012, 10:42 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM