Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0517 (CCN-4550)

Assigned:2000-05-26
Published:2000-05-26
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0517

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-2000-08
Inconsistent Warning Messages in Netscape Navigator

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-2000-08

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin K-047
Netscape - Inconsistent Warning Messages

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#37526
Netscape fails to revalidate certificates if a user has previously acknowledged a certificate to be non-matching

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1357
Netscape Communicator Inconsistent SSL Certificate Warning

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
1260

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1260
Netscape Communicator Inconsistent SSL Certificate Warning Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
netscape-ssl-certificate(4550)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
netscape-ssl-certificate(4550)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:netscape:navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    netscape communicator 4.0
    netscape communicator 4.5
    netscape communicator 4.6
    netscape communicator 4.7
    netscape communicator 4.51
    netscape communicator 4.61
    netscape communicator 4.72
    netscape communicator 4.73
    netscape navigator *