CVE-2000-0767

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1564	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-055
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1564	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-055

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2000-10-20 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2000-0767

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0767

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0767

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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