CVE-1999-0440 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious web pages exploiting a flaw in the Java Virtual Machine byte code verifier.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0440?
CVE-1999-0440 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0440?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Netscape Communicator, Netscape Navigator, Sun Java.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0440?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-1999-0440 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0440 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-wwvm-jq77-pvrq.