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
Published May 3, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.75%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02753) | 85.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02753) | 84.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 76.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 74.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 77.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 79.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 77.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 75.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101466781122312&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101496301307285&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8282.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4170 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101466781122312&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101496301307285&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8282.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4170 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.