CVE-2001-1125

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Liveupdate
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 October 2001

Summary

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05....
x_refsource_CONFIRM

EPSS Score

6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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