CVE-2000-0464

Description

Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the ActiveX parameter parsing capability, aka the "Malformed Component Attribute" vulnerability.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.01% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1223	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-033	vendor advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=261257	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0464?: CVE-2000-0464 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0464?: To fix CVE-2000-0464, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0464 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0464 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.