CVE-2000-0711

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Netscape Communicator

First reported 24 years ago

2000-10-20 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:21:00

Affected Software

Netscape Communicator 4.0

4.0

Netscape Communicator 4.04

4.04

Netscape Communicator 4.05

4.05

Netscape Communicator 4.5

4.5

Netscape Communicator 4.06

4.06

Netscape Communicator 4.6

4.6

Netscape Communicator 4.07

4.07

Netscape Communicator 4.7

4.7

Netscape Communicator 4.08

4.08

Netscape Communicator 4.51

4.51

Netscape Communicator 4.61

4.61

Netscape Communicator 4.72

4.72

Netscape Communicator 4.73

4.73

Netscape Communicator 4.74

4.74

References

CA-2000-15

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

1545

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

20000805 Dangerous Java/Netscape Security Hole

Vendor Advisory

20000816 JDK 1.1.x Listening Socket Vulnerability (was Re: BrownOrifice can break firewalls!)

Vendor Advisory

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