CVE-2000-0201 (GCVE-0-2000-0201)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-04-10 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 05:05
VLAI?
Summary
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1033 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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