CVE-2000-0650 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in the default installations of McAfee VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5. A local attacker could exploit this by replacing the SETUP.EXE file in the AutoUpgrade directory with a malicious executable, leading to arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:netshield:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:virusscan:4.5:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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