Vulnerability CVE-2000-1061 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1061 (CCN-5127)

Assigned:

2000-08-21

Published:

2000-08-21

Updated:

2018-10-12

Summary:

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

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:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1061

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-059 FAQ
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-059): Frequently Asked Questions

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-075 FAQ
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-075): Frequently Asked Questions

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-059
Patch Available for "Java VM Applet" Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-075
Patch Available for "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-013
04 March 2002 Cumulative VM Update

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-069
Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise (810030)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011
Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise (816093)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7824
Microsoft IE Virtual Machine Unsigned Applet Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1754
Microsoft Virtual Machine com.ms.activeX.ActiveXComponent Arbitrary Program Execution Vulnerability

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS00-075

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
java-vm-applet(5127)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
java-vm-applet(5127)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:4.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:5.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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:4.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable