Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1189

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.

Affected products

Netscape/Communicator2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=4.7
Netscape/Navigator
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/36306nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/822nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/36608nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7884nvd

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