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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0409

CVE-2000-0409

Description

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.

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Affected products

8
  • Netscape/Communicator7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Netscape/Netscapellm-fuzzy
    Range: <=4.73

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