CVE-2000-0711
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by...
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
CVE-2000-0711- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
CVE-2000-0711- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0707 No score
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0707- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww6p-x9mv-7hjc No score
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by...
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attackers to create a server on the victim's system via a malicious applet, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
- Record
GHSA-ww6p-x9mv-7hjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Sun JDK 1.1.x / Sun JRE 1.1.x - Listening Socket | 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-2000-0711 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Netscape Communicator, published October 13, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp
cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0711
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww6p-x9mv-7hjc