VDB-110657 · CVE-2017-15529 · BID 102119

Norton Family Android App 4.4.1.10 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Norton Family Android App 4.4.1.10. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15529. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Norton Family Android App 4.4.1.10. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15529 since 10/17/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102119†). The entry VDB-110658 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Norton

Name

Family Android App

Version

4.4.1.10

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2017 🔍
12/13/2017 +57 days 🔍
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12/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/15/2019 +731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: symantec.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110657
SecurityFocus: 102119 - Symantec Norton Family for Android CVE-2017-15529 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2017 07:52
Updated: 12/15/2019 08:14
Changes: 12/14/2017 07:52 (57), 12/15/2019 08:14 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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