CVE-2000-0400 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explo)
The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0400 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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