CVE-2001-1125

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-494

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 5, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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