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CVE-2000-0400 Details

Description

The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95868514521257&w=2 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1221 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95868514521257&w=2 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1221 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet explorer
5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0400
NVD Published Date:
May 13, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0400 Details - Not Deferred