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published date: November 24, 1999

CVE-1999-1189 : Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

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.

Product(s):

  • Netscape Communicator 4.7
  • Netscape Navigator 4.7

Question to Ask Vendors:

  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-1189, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-1189 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

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