CVE-2000-0517

Medium CVSS 5

Published 2000-05-26 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0517, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0517

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