CVE-2001-1126

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Published Mar 15, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood) via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1107	Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood) via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.595% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3413
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Liveupdate

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 15, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:44 AM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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