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$ cve CVE-2000-0676 JSON

CVE-2000-0676 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20.5% (pctl 97)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS20.49% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2000-10-20
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
netscapecommunicator

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbNetscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read2000-08-03

References

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