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CVE-2000-0201

CVE information

Published

24 years ago

Last Modified

2 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5.1/10
Exploit Score
4.9/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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