PT-1999-1108 · Netscape · Netscape

Published 1999-03-18 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0424

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netscape version 4.5

Description The issue allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files of another user whose Netscape crashes. This is related to the talkback feature in Netscape.

Recommendations For Netscape version 4.5, consider disabling the talkback feature as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0424

Affected Products

Netscape

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0424 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0424 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34754 · Telegram Post