CVE-2000-0400

high

Description

The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1221

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95868514521257&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-05-13

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.18183