CVE-2000-0502

medium

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4641

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1326

http://www.osvdb.org/6287

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0038.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-06-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00089