CVEvulnerability
CVE-2000-1061
5.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2000-12-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.
Affected configurations
• microsoft ie 4.x
• microsoft ie 5.x
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-075 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5127 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-075 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5127 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com