5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2000-0517
Netscape Certificate Trust Chain Spoofing
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2000, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2000-0517 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netscape communicator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2000-0517.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2000-0517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2000-0517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/4550.php [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4550 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2000-0517 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2000-0517 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.40 }} 0.00%

score

0.69652

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability