CVE-2000-0793

Norton AntiVirus 5.00.01C with the Novell Netware client does not properly restart the auto-protection service after the first user has logged off of the system.

Published: 2000-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0793 is rated Moderate Risk (60.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0793

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.95% 0.43% -0.51%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 0.95% +0.51%
3 2025-03-19 0.43%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0793

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0793

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0793

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell client 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0793

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