CVE-2000-0162

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

Published: 2000-02-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0162 is rated Moderate Risk (58.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.55%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0162

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.48% 7.55% +6.08%
2 2025-03-30 2.94% 1.48% -1.46%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.94% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0162

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft ie 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0162

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