9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2001-1125
Symantec LiveUpdate DNS Spoofing Remote Code Execution vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2001, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2001-1125 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec liveupdate
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2001-1125.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2001-1125 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2001-1125 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html No Types Assigned http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-494
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/7235.php [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.24 }} 4.51%

score

0.93526

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability