Netscape Navigator ServerSocket privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape Navigator. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ServerSocket Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0711. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Netscape Navigator (Web Browser) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ServerSocket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2000 by Hiromitsu Takagi (Alex) as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0711. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20139) and SecurityFocus (BID 1545†). See VDB-15818 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +78 days 🔍
10/20/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +4998 days 🔍
01/01/2025 +3841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: Hiromitsu Takagi (Alex)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15853
SecurityFocus: 1545 - Multiple Vendor Java Virtual Machine Listening Socket Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 14:57
Updated: 01/01/2025 14:21
Changes: 06/27/2014 14:57 (55), 04/09/2019 07:15 (3), 01/01/2025 14:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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