Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the ActiveX parameter parsing capability, aka the "Malformed Component Attribute" vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13323 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p267-cj3r-wj88
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Sources
- CVE-2000-0464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p267-cj3r-wj88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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