CVE-2000-0464

7.6 HIGH 13% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 13.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2000-05-17 04:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 21:51 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 13.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.6 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2000-05-17 04:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 21:51 UTC
Exploit probability: 13.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.6

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record