security flaw
Published Jul 12, 2000
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.03%
Description
Netscape Communicator before version 4.73 and Navigator 4.07 do not properly validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to steal information by redirecting traffic from a legitimate web server to their own malicious server, aka the "Acros-Suencksen SSL" vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.05
- 4.5
- 4.5_beta
- 4.06
- 4.6
- 4.07
- 4.7
- 4.51
- 4.61
- 4.72
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.0 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19) - Red Hat Linux 5.1 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19) - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:028 (2000-05-19)
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 62.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01025) | 58.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 71.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 79.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 77.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.99% (0.00989) | 81.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-04-06-1-PUB.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-05.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1188 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0406 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616482 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0406
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0406
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2000-04-06-1-PUB.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-05.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-028.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1188 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0406 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616482 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0406 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0406 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.