PT-2001-2268 · Symantec · Symantec Liveupdate

Published 2001-10-05 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1126

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec LiveUpdate versions 1.4 through 1.6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

Recommendations For Symantec LiveUpdate versions 1.4 through 1.6, consider restricting access to the update.symantec.com site to minimize the risk of DNS spoofing until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1126

Affected Products

Symantec Liveupdate

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1126 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3413 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 · Note