PT-2000-1609 · Netscape+1 · Netscape Communicator+2

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0676

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 Communicator and Navigator versions 4.04 through 4.74

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols.

Recommendations For versions 4.04 through 4.74, consider disabling Java applets as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0676

Affected Products

Java

Netscape Communicator

Netscape Navigator

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20140 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/1546 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0676 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html · Patch
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html · Note
• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html · Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html · Note
• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html · Note