CVE-2000-0676

Public Exploit

Description

Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.17% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html	mailing list
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html	mailing list
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0676?: CVE-2000-0676 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0676?: To fix CVE-2000-0676, 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-2000-0676 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0676 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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