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TI-2001-01080 Aliases CVE-2001-1126GHSA-r25j-8gc3-5rrr

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood) via DNS spoofing of the update.symantec.com site.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02595 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableSymantec
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1126
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r25j-8gc3-5rrr

References

Other 1

  • TI-2001-01079 Symantec LiveUpdate before 1.6 does not use cryptography to ensure the integrity of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-01782 Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2002-00333 Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 and earlier in Norton Antivirus stores usernames and passwords… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2001-00534 Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 stores proxy passwords in cleartext in a registry key, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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