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Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability

Published Jan 22, 2001

Description

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

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Remediation

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References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2000
Link CVE-2000-1061
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2000-1061
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2000-1061