CVE-2000-0464 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in Internet Explorer's ActiveX parameter parsing, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0464?
CVE-2000-0464 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the ActiveX parameter parsing capability, aka the "Malformed Component Attribute" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p267-cj3r-wj88.