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
Published Jul 12, 2000
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 5.0
- 5.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.32% (0.13323) | 96.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.43% (0.13429) | 95.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 15.08% (0.15079) | 94.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.01% (0.20013) | 95.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.18% (0.30176) | 94.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 20.01% (0.20013) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.76% (0.15763) | 94.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 71.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 69.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 77.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 90.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=261257 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1223 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=261257 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1223 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-033 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
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