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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Alexey Yarovinsky · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20139
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com
Scores
EPSS
0.0745
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (18)
microsoft/virtual_machine
2000
microsoft/virtual_machine
3100
microsoft/virtual_machine
3200
microsoft/virtual_machine
3300
netscape/communicator
4.0
netscape/communicator
4.04
netscape/communicator
4.05
netscape/communicator
4.5
netscape/communicator
4.06
netscape/communicator
4.6
... and 8 more
Published
Oct 20, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026