CVE-2002-1779

Description

The "block fragmented IP Packets" option in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2002 (NPW) does not properly protect against certain attacks on Windows vulnerabilities such as jolt2 (CVE-2000-0305).

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.66%

Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4545	vdb entry
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.05.16.html	vendor advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267850	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1779?: CVE-2002-1779 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1779?: To fix CVE-2002-1779, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1779 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1779 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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