# CVE-2000-0768: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read client files by exploiting improper frame domain verification in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcmc-pq28-m22x

## What is CVE-2000-0768?

CVE-2000-0768 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, 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

A function in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows a remote attacker to read client files, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0768?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0768?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2007-0219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0219/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1186/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0985/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0216/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0768 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0768 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Ie. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0768/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0768/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0768
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0768
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0768

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0768/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.