5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-1821
Symantec Endpoint Protection Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2012, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:37 a.m.

Source :

cret@cert.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1821 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2003_server
1 Symantec endpoint_protection

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1821 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1821 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/82147
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49221
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149070
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50358
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027092
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120522_00
  • CVE Modified by cret@cert.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cret@cert.org

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149070 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 24, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1821 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1821 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.93 }} -0.55%

score

0.81755

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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