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CVE-2000-0160 (GCVE-0-2000-0160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-02-23 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 05:05
VLAI
Summary
The Microsoft Active Setup ActiveX component in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to install software components without prompting the user by stating that the software's manufacturer is Microsoft.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pi… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2000-02-21 00:00
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