Uncontrolled resource consumption in Symantec Norton Family Android App
Priority LOW 28CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00355 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Norton Family Android App (Symantec Corporation): 4.4.1.10
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Norton Family Android App (Symantec Corporation) Fixed in 4.4.1.10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15529
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p697-p3x9-jrvr
References
More Symantec Norton Family vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04607 Uncontrolled search path in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-11352 Information disclosure in Symantec Norton Family Android App CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-15529 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15529 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p697-p3x9-jrvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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