The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Securit
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows remote attackers to "crash the control" via unspecified vectors related to content on a web site, and place Internet Explorer into a "defunct state" in which remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in addition to other Symantec ActiveX controls, regardless of whether they are marked safe for scripting. NOTE: this CVE was inadvertently used for an E-mail Auto-Protect issue, but that issue has been assigned CVE-2007-3771.
- Published
- May 11, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.9% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.9%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | norton antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus |
| symantec | norton internet security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security |
| symantec | norton system works | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- symantec norton antivirus2005
- symantec norton antivirus2006
- symantec norton internet security2005
- symantec norton internet security2006
- symantec norton system works2005
- symantec norton system works2006
Same product
symantec: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2004-0487A certain ActiveX control in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and 42Plan
- CVE-2005-2017Symantec AntiVirus 9 Corporate Edition allows local users to gain privileges via the "Scan for viruses" option, which launches a help window41Plan
- CVE-2002-2206The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) vi32Monitor
- CVE-2002-1777NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor.31Monitor
- CVE-2002-1776NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor.31Monitor
- CVE-2002-1774NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor.31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- osvdb.org/35075
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=529
- secunia.com/advisories/25172
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23822
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1018031
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1751
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34200
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.