CVE-2004-1910

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15778

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108143485021721&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108136901406896&w=2

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019891.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0479