CVE-2001-1125

CRITICAL

Symantec LiveUpdate < 1.6 - Remote Code Execution via DNS Spoofing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to ensure the integrity of download files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717
Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0247
EPSS Percentile 82.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-494
Status published
Products (1)
symantec/liveupdate < 1.6
Published Oct 05, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026