CVE-2000-0409: Netscape 4.73 and earlier follows symlinks when it imports a new certificate, which allows local users to overwrite files of the user…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 14/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.30% (FIRST EPSS).
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- May 10, 2000
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 24th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
14
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| netscape | communicator | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- netscape communicator4.5
- netscape communicator4.51
- netscape communicator4.6
- netscape communicator4.61
- netscape communicator4.7
- netscape communicator4.72
- netscape communicator4.73
Same product
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- CVE-2001-0596Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via a GIF image whose comment contains the…33Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-1999-0790Apr 1, 2000 · A remote attacker can read information from a Netscape user's cache via JavaScript.10Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2000-0406May 10, 2000 · Netscape Communicator before version 4.73 and Navigator 4.07 do not properly validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to…10Monitor
- Later →CVE-2000-0517May 26, 2000 · Netscape 4.73 and earlier does not properly warn users about a potentially invalid certificate if the user has previously accepted the…20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-05-10 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- First PoCsame day
- TodayNov 15, 2026+9686 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
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References
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