MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 15, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
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
No data.
OR
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.60% 0.02595
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02595
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02595) | 84.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02595) | 83.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01153) | 77.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 54.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3413 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3413 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 15, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1126
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a