CVE-2000-0518 describes a vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 4.x and 5.x where SSL certificate validation is improperly performed when a connection is initiated through an image or frame. This allows for potential information disclosure (C:P) with a low severity CVSS score of 2.6, requiring high attack complexity (AC:H) over a network (AV:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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