Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1125

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.

Affected products

Symantec/Liveupdate
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <1.6

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218717nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3403nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7235nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001.10.05.htmlnvdBroken Link

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