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CVE-2000-0676: netscape communicator

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 13-10-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0676 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in netscape communicator. EPSS estimates a 20.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.48%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

20.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 20.48% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
20.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Netscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Netscape1 product
  • communicator4.0 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.5 | 4.5_beta | 4.06 | 4.6 | 4.07 | 4.08 | 4.51 | 4.61 | 4.72 | 4.73 | 4.74

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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