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CVE-2002-1777

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Symantec Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass e-mail scanning via a filename in the Content-Type field with an excluded extension such as .nch or .dbx, but a malicious extension in the Content-Disposition field, which is used by Outlook to obtain the file name. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, acknowledging that the initial scan is bypassed, but Norton AntiVirus or the Office plug-in would detect the virus before it is executed

Affected products

• Symantec Norton Antivirus: 2002

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260271
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260678
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4246
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8392
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260271
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260678
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4246
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8392

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