PT-1999-1440 · Netscape · Netscape Communicator

Published 1999-12-24 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0892

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netscape Communicator versions prior to 4.7

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow that can occur in Netscape Communicator when handling a dynamic font. Specifically, the problem arises when the length field of the font is less than the actual size of the font.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.7, update to version 4.7 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0892

Affected Products

Netscape Communicator

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0892 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0892 · Note