7.5

CVE-2000-0711: microsoft virtual_machine

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 13-10-2000Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0711 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft virtual_machine. EPSS estimates a 33.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
47/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
33.51%
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 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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

33.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 33.51% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
33.51%

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

    Sun JDK 1.1.x / Sun JRE 1.1.x - Listening Socket

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product
Netscape1 product
  • communicator4.0 | 4.04 | 4.05 | 4.5 | 4.06 | 4.6 | 4.07 | 4.7 | 4.08 | 4.51 | 4.61 | 4.72 | 4.73 | 4.74

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links