// For flags

CVE-2000-0162

 

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2000-02-18 CVE Published
  • 2000-02-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Ie
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4.0
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windows_98
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Microsoft
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Ie
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4.0
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windows_nt
Affected
Microsoft
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Ie
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4.1
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windows_95
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Microsoft
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4.1
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windows_nt_4.0
Affected
Microsoft
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Ie
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5
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windows_nt_4.0
Affected
Microsoft
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Ie
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5.0
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windows_95
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Microsoft
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Ie
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5.0
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windows_98
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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4.0
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio
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6.0
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Affected