FKIE_CVE-1999-1357

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1999-10-05 04:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) in various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a "<" sign, and the 0x9b character to a ">" sign, which could allow remote attackers to attack other clients via cross-site scripting (CSS) in CGI programs that do not filter these characters.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93915331626185&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93915331626185&w=2
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netscape communicator *
netscape communicator 4.04
netscape communicator 4.51
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              "matchCriteriaId": "5921E5E6-3D97-4075-B557-968340FB6E7B",
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            },
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            },
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) in various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a \"\u003c\" sign, and the 0x9b character to a \"\u003e\" sign, which could allow remote attackers to attack other clients via cross-site scripting (CSS) in CGI programs that do not filter these characters."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-1999-1357",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "1999-10-05T04:00:00.000",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
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      ],
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    }
  ]
}


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