CVE-2000-0517

Published: May 26, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Netscape 4.73 and earlier does not properly warn users about a potentially invalid certificate if the user has previously accepted the certificate for a different web site, which could allow remote attackers to spoof a legitimate web site by compromising that site's DNS information.

Affected (8)

Products: Netscape: Communicator

Netscape

1 product

Communicator

Configuration A

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.0
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.51
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.5
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.61
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.6
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.72
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.73
Netscape Communicator	Version 4.7