CVE-2001-1126 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Symantec LiveUpdate by flooding the client via DNS spoofing of the update server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1126?

CVE-2001-1126 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1126?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Liveupdate.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1126?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2001-1126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r25j-8gc3-5rrr.