CVE-1999-0174 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source CGI program, primarily affecting Netscape Communicator. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by using "dot dot" sequences in their requests. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), it has a low attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not on the CISA KEV list or actively exploited, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.