CVE-2000-0517 Security feature bypass in n/a
Netscape browser fails to warn about invalid certificates if previously accepted, allowing attackers to spoof sites via DNS compromise.
- 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-2000-0517?
CVE-2000-0517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 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
Netscape 4.73 and earlier does not properly warn users about a potentially invalid certificate if the user has previously accepted the certificate for a different web site, which could allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate web site by compromising that site's DNS information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-2248 Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbi
- CVE-1999-1189 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-0596 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-1999-1357 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2000-1187 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h63x-8w34-4hj2.