CVE-2004-0444
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional...
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
10.0
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
- Record
CVE-2004-0444- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
- Record
CVE-2004-0444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0443 No score
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0443- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gq9-m389-5v2h No score
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional...
Multiple vulnerabilities in SYMDNS.SYS for Symantec Norton Internet Security and Professional 2002 through 2004, Norton Personal Firewall 2002 through 2004, Norton AntiSpam 2004, Client Firewall 5.01 and 5.1.1, and Client Security 1.0 through 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a manipulated length byte in the first-level decoding routine for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) that modifies an index variable and leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, (2) a heap-based corruption problem in an NBNS response that is missing certain RR fields, and (3) a stack-based buffer overflow in the DNS component via a Resource Record (RR) with a long canonical name (CNAME) field composed of many smaller components.
- Record
GHSA-7gq9-m389-5v2h- 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-2004-0444 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Symantec Client Firewall, published May 20, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/6099
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/634414
securitytracker.com/id?1010146
securitytracker.com/id?1010145
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637318
securityfocus.com/bid/10335
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ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-141.shtml
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021360.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294998
securityfocus.com/bid/10333
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16134
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021361.html
osvdb.org/6101
osvdb.org/6102
securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.05.12.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16137
securitytracker.com/id?1010144
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021362.html
securityfocus.com/bid/10334
secunia.com/advisories/11066
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16135
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0444
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gq9-m389-5v2h