PT-1998-1098 · Microsoft+1 · Internet Explorer+1

Published 1998-04-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0537

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified) Netscape Navigator (affected versions not specified)

Description A configuration in web browsers allows the execution of active content, including ActiveX, Java, and Javascript.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer, consider disabling the execution of active content as a temporary workaround until a more specific fix is provided. For Netscape Navigator, restrict the use of active content to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0537

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Netscape Navigator

References · 2

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0537 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0537 · Security Note