CVE-2000-0517

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-08.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1260Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550

Timeline

Published: May 26, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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