CVE-2000-0596

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 24.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 24.8% (24.770% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1398
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 27, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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