CVE-2000-0676

Netscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2000-08-03 First Exploit
2000-08-11 CVE Reserved
2000-10-13 CVE Published
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20140	2000-08-03
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html	2008-09-10

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc	2008-09-10
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt	2008-09-10
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html	2008-09-10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html	2008-09-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.0 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.04 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.04"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.05 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.05"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.5 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.5"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.5_beta Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.5_beta"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.06 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.06"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.6 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.6"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.07 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.07"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.08 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.08"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.51 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.51"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.61 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.61"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.72 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.72"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.73 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.73"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.74 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.74"		-		Affected