CVE-2000-0711

Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI@java-house.etl.go.jp	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail@securityfocus.com	Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3300:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.05:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3200:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.06:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3100:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.07:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.08:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:::::::*

Information

Published : 2000-10-19 21:00

Updated : 2008-09-05 13:21

NVD link : CVE-2000-0711

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0711

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

microsoft

virtual_machine

netscape

communicator

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