Mcafee VirusScan 4.03 does not properly restrict access to the alert text file before it is sent to the Central Alert Server, which allows local users to modify alerts in an arbitrary fashion.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4641
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1326
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0038.html