CVE-1999-1189 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.7 for Windows 95 and 98. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, and potentially execute arbitrary commands, by supplying an overly long argument in a URL referencing specific file types. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this legacy vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.