CVE-1999-0537 describes a configuration vulnerability in web browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator that permits the execution of active content such as ActiveX, Java, or JavaScript. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.2900CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.