CVE-1999-0424 Path traversal in n/a
A local attacker can overwrite arbitrary files of another user if their Netscape browser crashes, leading to data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0424?
CVE-1999-0424 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
talkback in Netscape 4.5 allows a local user to overwrite arbitrary files of another user whose Netscape crashes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0424?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0424?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-0424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-2248 Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbi
- CVE-1999-1189 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-0596 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-1999-1357 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2000-1187 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4h6r-cvjr-gp85.