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CVE-2000-0711

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2000-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

Affected Platforms

Netscape CommunicatorMicrosoft Virtual Machine

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References