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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0119

CVE-2000-0119

Description

The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.

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Affected products

3
  • McAfee/Virusscan2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • Symantec/Norton Antivirus
    cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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