CVE-1999-0790
LowExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs
Summary
A remote attacker can read information from a Netscape user's cache via JavaScript.
Risk Assessment
An attacker may gain access to sensitive user data, potentially leading to privacy and security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Netscape browser and limit the use of JavaScript from unknown sources.
Other vulnerabilities in Netscape
See all- CVE-2000-0034Medium
Netscape 4.7 records user passwords in the preferences.js file during an IMAP or POP session, even if the user has not enabled 'remember passwords.'
- CVE-1999-0425Medium
Talkback in Netscape 4.5 allows a local user to kill an arbitrary process of another user whose Netscape crashes.
- CVE-1999-0424Low
Talkback in Netscape 4.5 allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files of another user whose Netscape crashes.
- CVE-1999-1262Medium
Java in Netscape 4.5 does not properly restrict applets from connecting to other hosts besides the one from which the applet was loaded, violating the Java security model.
Original NVD description (English source)
A remote attacker can read information from a Netscape user's cache via JavaScript.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS