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CVE-2000-06761 exploit

Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a conn…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
20.5%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

20.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20140 Netscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read · remote · 2000-08-03

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1546 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • cert.org /advisories/CA-2000-15.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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