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CVE-2001-0549

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 stores proxy passwords in cleartext in a registry key, which could allow local users to obtain the passwords.

Affected products

• Symantec Liveupdate: 1.5

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814187
• http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001_07_20.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7013
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814187
• http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2001_07_20.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7013

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