Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2000-0514 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.563Z
Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2000-0517
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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-05-26T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-0517
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD