CVE-1999-0762
LowExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk71th percentile - higher than 71% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Netscape Communicator allows a remote attacker to use the 'about' protocol to gain access to browser information when JavaScript is embedded within the TITLE tag.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain sensitive information about browser users, potentially leading to further attacks or privacy breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to avoid embedding JavaScript in the TITLE tag and to update the browser to the latest version to minimize risk.
Other vulnerabilities in Netscape Communicator
See all- CVE-2000-0087Medium
The Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for SSL connections. This allows a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.
- CVE-1999-0892Medium
There is a buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator before version 4.7 caused by a dynamic font whose length field is less than the size of the font.
- CVE-1999-1226Low
Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long certificate key.
- CVE-1999-1357High
Netscape Communicator versions 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) on various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a '<' sign and the 0x9b character to a '>' sign, which could allow remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (CSS) attacks in CGI programs that do not filter these characters.
- CVE-1999-0685Medium
Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator occurs via EMBED tags in the pluginspage option.
- CVE-1999-0809Medium
Netscape Communicator 4.x with JavaScript enabled does not warn a user of cookie settings, even if they have selected the option 'Only accept cookies originating from the same server as the page being viewed'.
Original NVD description (English source)
When Javascript is embedded within the TITLE tag, Netscape Communicator allows a remote attacker to use the "about" protocol to gain access to browser information.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS