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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.

Published

2000-02-18T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application microsoft ie 4.0 Yes
Application microsoft ie 4.0 Yes
Application microsoft ie 4.1 Yes
Application microsoft ie 4.1 Yes
Application microsoft ie 5 Yes
Application microsoft ie 5.0 Yes
Application microsoft ie 5.0 Yes
Application microsoft internet_explorer 4.0 Yes
Application microsoft visual_studio 6.0 Yes
References