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CVE-2000-0162

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/02/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.10
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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