CVE-2000-1061
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...
- Published
- Jan 22, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Oct 5, 2000
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Marcin Jackowski · windows · Oct 5, 2000
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