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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Dan Brumleve · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20140
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1546
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:39.netscape.asc
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0115.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0236.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_caldera
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0265.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-054.html
Scores
EPSS
0.2914
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (14)
netscape/communicator
4.0
netscape/communicator
4.04
netscape/communicator
4.05
netscape/communicator
4.5
netscape/communicator
4.5_beta
netscape/communicator
4.06
netscape/communicator
4.6
netscape/communicator
4.07
netscape/communicator
4.08
netscape/communicator
4.51
... and 4 more
Published
Oct 20, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026