Description
Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Netscape Communicator 4.x - URL Read EDB-20140 · remote · Aug 3, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000804 Dangerous Java/Netscape Security Hole mailing-list
- 1546 vdb-entry
- 20000810 MDKSA-2000:033 Netscape Java vulnerability mailing-list
- 20000823 Security Hole in Netscape, Versions 4.x, possibly others vendor-advisory
- 20000818 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - netscape mailing-list
- CSSA-2000-027.1 vendor-advisory
- 20000821 MDKSA-2000:036 - netscape update mailing-list
- CA-2000-15 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2000:054 vendor-advisory