CVE-2002-1775: Symantec Norton Antivirus

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Symantec Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass the initial virus scan and cause NAV to prematurely stop scanning by using a non-RFC compliant MIME header. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, acknowledging that the initial scan is bypassed, but the AutoProtect feature would detect the virus before it is executed

Affected products

• Symantec Norton Antivirus: version 2002 only

Published 2002-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.