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A very old flaw in Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways lets a remote attacker crash the product's built-in web management server by sending an overly long URL. The result is a denial of service on the management interface, not data theft. The issue was disclosed in 2000 and affects a legacy Symantec email gateway product that is no longer in mainstream use. Exposure is limited to environments still running the legacy Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways product with its administrative web server reachable from untrusted networks. Given the product's age (2000 era) and Symantec/Broadcom lifecycle changes since then, active exposure in modern estates should be rare, but any surviving installation with a network-exposed management port could be crashed by a single crafted request. Low priority for most organizations. Action is only warranted if a legacy Norton email gateway is still in production; in that case, prioritize retiring the unsupported product rather than patching this specific defect. Mitigation focus: Identify any remaining Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways deployments and plan decommissioning of this end-of-life product.; Restrict access to the management web server to trusted administrative networks only.; Consult current Broadcom/Symantec vendor guidance for supported replacement email security products..
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