CVE-1999-0853 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Netscape Enterprise Server and Netscape FastTrack Server. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain full control over the affected systems by exploiting weaknesses in the HTTP Basic Authentication process. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common frameworks, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:enterprise_server:3.6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:fasttrack_server:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.