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CVE-2000-0162

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2000-02-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Visual StudioMicrosoft IeMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References