CVE-2001-1125 — CRITICAL severity vulnerability (Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1125 |
|---|---|
| Severity | CRITICAL |
| CVSS score | 9.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-494 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-10-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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