CVE-2000-0201

First published: Wed Mar 01 2000(Updated: )

The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Internet Explorer	=5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer	=5.0
	=5.0
	=5.01

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1033

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