CVE-1999-0685 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator via EMBED tags in the pluginspage option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.59% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-09-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netscape | communicator |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Netscape Communicator 4.06/4.5/4.6/4.51/4.61 - EMBED Buffer Overflow | 1999-09-02 |
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