Description
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 20, 2000
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified