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CVE-2000-04091 exploit
Netscape 4.73 and earlier follows symlinks when it imports a new certificate, which allows local users to overwrite files of the user impor…
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
3.7
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 24%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-19912 Netscape Communicator 4.5/4.51/4.6/4.61/4.7/4.72/4.73 - '/tmp' Symlink · local · 2000-05-10
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/1201 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0126.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0409
- NVD: CVE-2000-0409
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