PT-2000-1454 · Netscape · Netscape

Published 2000-05-26 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-0517

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netscape versions 4.73 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a problem where the software does not properly warn users about potentially invalid certificates. If a user has previously accepted a certificate for a different website, they may not be warned if the certificate is used for a different site, potentially allowing remote attackers to spoof a legitimate website by compromising its DNS information.

Recommendations For Netscape versions 4.73 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0517

Affected Products

Netscape

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0517 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550 · Note