CVE-2000-0162
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to...
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0162- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0161 No score
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0161- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc2c-8pxg-2287 No score
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to...
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-pc2c-8pxg-2287- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0162 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 18, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.55%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.