CVE-2000-0409

Low CVSS 3.7

Published 2000-05-10 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0409, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0409

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P