# CVE-2004-2147: Unknown versions of Symantec Norton AntiVirus and Microsoft Outlook allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mai

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-01 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unknown versions of Symantec Norton AntiVirus and Microsoft Outlook allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mail messages (1) without a body or (2) without a carriage return ("\n") separating the headers from the body.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/376487/2004-09-24/2004-09-30/0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11259

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