Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0711

Title: ServerSocket creation via untrusted applet in Netscape Communicator

Unauthorized server creation / potential remote code execution

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2000-0711

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Oct 20, 2000

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

7.45%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0711: 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.

Impacted Vendors

teradata 1

netscape 1

microsoft 1

Reference Links

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0711 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20139

View Code

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 20, 2000 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.