CVE-2000-0676
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary...
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
CVE-2000-0676- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
CVE-2000-0676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0672 No score
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0672- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whp4-v3p7-5mch No score
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary...
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
GHSA-whp4-v3p7-5mch- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read | 2000-08-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Netscape Communicator, published October 13, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0019.html
securityfocus.com/bid/1546
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_60.html
calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-027.1.txt