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CVE-2001-1125
Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to ensure the integrity of download files, which allows remote attackers to execut…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/218717 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/3403 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- sarc.com /avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/7235 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-1125
- NVD: CVE-2001-1125
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