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TI-2002-00333 Aliases CVE-2002-0344GHSA-m8ww-vg8v-xh9q

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 and earlier in Norton Antivirus stores usernames and passwords…

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 · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 and earlier in Norton Antivirus stores usernames and passwords for a local LiveUpdate server in cleartext in the registry, which may allow remote attackers to impersonate the LiveUpdate server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02753 86th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5VulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0344
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8ww-vg8v-xh9q

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • 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-2001-01080 Symantec LiveUpdate 1.4 through 1.6, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers… 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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