Vulnerability in Network Associates Netshield
CVE-2000-0650
The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Network Associates Netshield — versions 4.5
- Network Associates Virusscan — versions 4.5
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1458 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5177 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/1458 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/4200 (vdb-entry)
- www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)