CVE-1999-1189

Buffer overflow in Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.7 for Windows 95 and Windows 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long argument after the ? character in a URL that references an .asp, .cgi, .html, or .pl file.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/36306	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/36608	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/822	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7884

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:4.7:::::::*

Information

Published : 1999-11-23 21:00

Updated : 2017-10-09 18:29

NVD link : CVE-1999-1189

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1189

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

netscape

communicator
navigator

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