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CVE-2000-0409

Netscape 4.73 and earlier follows symlinks when it imports a new certificate, which allows local users to overwrite files of the user importing the certificate.

Published

2000-05-10T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application netscape communicator 4.5 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.6 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.7 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.51 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.61 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.72 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.73 Yes
References