CVE-2000-0711 in the critical feed json
Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created by untrusted entities, which allows remote attacke…
published 2000-10-13 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0707
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 33.5%
- EPSS 33.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/1545 advisory
- cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-15.html advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20139)
- Published
Exploit prediction
33.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20139 Sun JDK 1.1.x / Sun JRE 1.1.x - Listening Socket remote, 2000-08-03
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1545 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1545
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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cert.org
/advisories/CA-2000-15.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=3999922128E.EE84TAKAGI%40java-house.etl.go.jp
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000805020429.11774.qmail%40securityfocus.com
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0711
- NVD CVE-2000-0711
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