CVE-2000-0502

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 2000-06-08 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0502, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0502

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