Description
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.
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
- Microsoft Virtual Machine 2000/3100/3200/3300 Series - 'com.ms.activeX.ActiveXComponent' Arbitrary Program Execution EDB-20266 · remote · Oct 5, 2000 · verified
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References
- java-vm-applet(5127) vdb-entry
- MS00-075 vendor-advisory