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.
Published: 2000-10-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 7.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0707 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.
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Microsoft Virtual Machine
Netscape Communicator
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:40.763Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0711

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0711

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