CVE-2001-1126 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Symantec LiveUpdate versions 1.4 through 1.6, and potentially later versions. Remote attackers can exploit this by using DNS spoofing to flood the update.symantec.com site, disrupting update services. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.