CVE-2000-1061 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 15.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.x:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.x:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15121.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-075
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5127

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:36.280Z

Reserved: 2000-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-1061

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-1061

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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