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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0598 · published 2 August 2001

CVE-2001-0598: Symantec norton ghost vulnerability

Symantec · Norton Ghost

Symantec Ghost 6.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by sending large (> 45Kb) amounts of data to the Ghost Configuration Server on port 1347, which triggers an error that is not properly handled.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 22.0%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Symantec Ghost 6.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by sending large (> 45Kb) amounts of data to the Ghost Configuration Server on port 1347, which triggers an error that is not properly handled.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0175.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2570 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6357
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0175.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2570 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6357

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.