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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-0711
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD