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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0061

CVE-2000-0061

Description

Internet Explorer 5's security zone lag allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in an unintended security context.

AI Insight

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Internet Explorer 5's security zone lag allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in an unintended security context.

Vulnerability

Internet Explorer 5 does not update the security zone settings for a window until a document has fully loaded. This delay affects versions of Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.0.1, and 5.5 [1].

Exploitation

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML document. If a local document is loaded, followed by a large remote document containing JavaScript at the beginning, the JavaScript may execute before the security zone settings are updated. This requires the attacker to control the content loaded into the IE window [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation allows remote and untrusted JavaScript to run with the privileges of local trusted code. This can lead to unauthorized access to local files, cookies, and other sensitive information [1].

Mitigation

Not yet disclosed in the available references.

References
  1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/5.0.1/5.5 - preview Security Zone Settings Lag

AI Insight generated on Jun 6, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.

Affected products

5
  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.

References

1

News mentions

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