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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 file

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.00202
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Affected Products & Versions

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netscape communicatorall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localNetscape Communicator 4.5/4.51/4.6/4.61/4.7/4.72/4.73 - '/tmp' Symlinkverified
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD10 May 2000 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0126.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1201
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