CVE-2002-2206
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a...
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
- Record
CVE-2002-2206- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
- Record
CVE-2002-2206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2185 No score
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2185- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5f2-44mf-667j No score
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a...
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
- Record
GHSA-f5f2-44mf-667j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2206 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.