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CVE-2000-0400

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2000-05-13 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References