Vulnerability CVE-2000-0201

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0201 (CCN-4601)

Assigned:

2000-03-01

Published:

2000-03-01

Updated:

2021-07-23

Summary:

The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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