# CVE-2000-0502: 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 l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-04-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- 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

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