CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4/1.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 10/05/2001 with Phenoelit (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1125. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
Upgrading to version 1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7235). Similar entry is available at 17466.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Authentication spoofingCWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: LiveUpdate 1.6
Timeline
10/05/2001 🔍10/05/2001 🔍
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10/15/2003 🔍
07/09/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Phenoelit
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2001-1125 (🔍)
X-Force: 7235
Vulnerability Center: 2427 - Symantec Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate 1.6 and Earlier Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code, Low
SecurityFocus: 3403 - Symantec Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate Host Verification Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 15:32Updated: 05/15/2019 20:25
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:32 (56), 05/15/2019 20:25 (5)
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