CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1189

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.52%

83th percentile - higher than 83% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt application functionality or gain unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the browser to the latest version or use alternative solutions to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS