CVE-2000-0676

N/A Unknown

Published: October 20, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc