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CVE-2009-3104


Unspecified vulnerability in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005 through 2008; Norton Internet Security 2005 through 2008; AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0 before MR7, 10.0, 10.1 before MR8, and 10.2 before MR3; and Client Security 2.0 before MR7, 3.0, and 3.1 before MR8; when Internet Email Scanning is installed and enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and persistent connection loss) via unknown attack vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-3104 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 2009, 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

2009-09-08T22:30:00.530

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec antivirus 9.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 9.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.0 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.1 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.2 Yes
Application symantec antivirus 10.2 Yes
Application symantec client_security 2.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 2.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.0 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.1 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.1 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.1 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.1 Yes
Application symantec client_security 3.1 Yes
Application symantec norton_antivirus 2005 Yes
Application symantec norton_antivirus 2006 Yes
Application symantec norton_antivirus 2007 Yes
Application symantec norton_antivirus 2008 Yes
Application symantec norton_internet_security 2005 Yes
Application symantec norton_internet_security 2006 Yes
Application symantec norton_internet_security 2007 Yes
Application symantec norton_internet_security 2008 Yes

References

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.