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CVE-2000-0502

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-06-08 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• McAfee Virusscan: 4.0.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0038.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/6287
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1326
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4641
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0038.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/6287
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1326
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4641

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