CVE-2000-0711 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 33.51% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | virtual machine |
| netscape | communicator |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sun JDK 1.1.x / Sun JRE 1.1.x - Listening Socket | 2000-08-03 |
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545
- 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.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545
- 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
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