CVE-2000-0596 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by tricking users into opening HTML documents with malicious Access database references in Internet Explorer.

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-2000-0596?

CVE-2000-0596 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0596?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2000-0596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hqf4-9x6j-98g9.

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