CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0596

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document. This could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to the organization's systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version or to use alternative browsers that are not vulnerable to this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS