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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.5 (including) | 4.5 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.6 (including) | 4.6 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.7 (including) | 4.7 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.51 (including) | 4.51 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.61 (including) | 4.61 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.72 (including) | 4.72 (including) |
| Communicator | Netscape | 4.73 (including) | 4.73 (including) |