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CVE-2002-0990

The web proxy component in Symantec Enterprise Firewall (SEF) 6.5.2 through 7.0, Raptor Firewall 6.5 and 6.5.3, VelociRaptor, and Symantec Gateway Security allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection resource exhaustion) via multiple connection requests to domains whose DNS server is unresponsive or does not exist, which generates a long timeout.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2002-0990 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2002-10-28T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	enterprise_firewall	6.5.2	Yes
Application	symantec	enterprise_firewall	7.0	Yes
Application	symantec	enterprise_firewall	7.0	Yes
Application	symantec	raptor_firewall	6.5	Yes
Application	symantec	raptor_firewall	6.5.3	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	500	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	700	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	1000	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	1100	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	1200	Yes
Application	symantec	velociraptor	1300	Yes
Hardware	symantec	gateway_security	5110	Yes
Hardware	symantec	gateway_security	5200	Yes
Hardware	symantec	gateway_security	5300	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103463869503124&w=2 ([email protected])
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.10.11.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10364.php Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5958 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103463869503124&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.10.11.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10364.php Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5958 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.