CVE-2000-0162

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-011
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-011

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0::windows_98:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0::windows_nt:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1::windows_95:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1::windows_nt_4.0:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5::windows_nt_4.0:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0::windows_95:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0::windows_98:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2000-02-18 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2000-0162

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0162

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio
ie
internet_explorer

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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