Description
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
Published: 2000-03-22
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0161 The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
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Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer Visual Studio
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:05:53.926Z

Reserved: 2000-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0162

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Status : Modified

Published: 2000-02-18T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0162

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