CVE-2012-1821

Description

The Network Threat Protection module in the Manager component in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.700x on Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (web-server outage, or daemon crash or hang) via a flood of packets that triggers automated blocking of network traffic.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.93% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/82147	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149070	third party advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120522_00	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027092	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49221	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50358	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1821?: CVE-2012-1821 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1821?: To fix CVE-2012-1821, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1821 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-1821 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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