CVE-2007-5047: Symantec Norton Internet Security

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.

Affected products

• Symantec Norton Internet Security: version 2008_15.0.0.60 only

Published 2007-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.