CVE-2000-0790 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98. An attacker can modify the Folder.htt file and leverage the ShellDefView ActiveX control to execute a Trojan horse program when a user accesses a compromised folder. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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