CVE-2000-0711

high

Description

Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-10-20

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

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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