VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-1125
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-10-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry