CVE-2000-0119 describes a vulnerability in the default configurations of McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus, where these antivirus products fail to scan files located in the Windows Recycle Bin's RECYCLED folder, allowing attackers to conceal malicious code. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is an ExploitDB entry detailing a proof-of-concept for McAfee 4.0 and Norton AntiVirus 2000, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.