CVE-1999-0892
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk31th percentile - higher than 31% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially taking control of the user's system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Netscape Communicator to mitigate this vulnerability.
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-1999-1226Low
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'.
- CVE-1999-0762Low
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.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator before 4.7 via a dynamic font whose length field is less than the size of the font.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS