CVE-2000-0517

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html	Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource~~	() http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550 -

Information

Published : 2000-05-26 04:00

Updated : 2024-11-20 23:32

NVD link : CVE-2000-0517

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0517

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0517

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netscape

communicator

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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