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Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography...

High severity Unreviewed Published Apr 30, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 17, 2026

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 5, 2001
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 30, 2022
Last updated Mar 17, 2026

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(83rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Download of Code Without Integrity Check

The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2001-1125

GHSA ID

GHSA-7rhp-mjch-qq88

Source code

No known source code

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