CVE-2000-0596 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x where the browser fails to warn users before opening Microsoft Access database files embedded via ActiveX OBJECT tags in HTML. This oversight allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim's system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 81/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.