Resource exhaustion in Symantec Norton Family
CVE-2017-15529
Prior to 4.4.1.10, the Norton Family Android App can be susceptible to a Denial of Service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular device unavailable to its intended user by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Norton Family
- Symantec Corporation Norton Family Android App — versions Prior to 4.4.1.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102119 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15529?
- CVE-2017-15529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Family, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15529?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.