CVE-2002-1776: 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 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection via a Word Macro virus with a .nch or .dbx extension, which is automatically recognized and executed as a Microsoft Office document. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, acknowledging that the initial scan is bypassed, but the Office plug-in 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.