CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0892
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.40%
31th 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.
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.