CVE-2000-0517

medium

Description

Netscape 4.73 and earlier does not properly warn users about a potentially invalid certificate if the user has previously accepted the certificate for a different web site, which could allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate web site by compromising that site's DNS information.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-05-26

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00954