VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 33.5%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 33.51% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/virtual machine · netscape/communicator
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.