9.8

CVE-2001-1125: symantec liveupdate Download of Code Without Integrity Check

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 15-03-2002Last modified 16-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-1125 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Download of Code Without Integrity Check vulnerability in symantec liveupdate. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.47% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.47%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Symantec1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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