CVE-2000-1187 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the HTML parser triggered by a long password field.
- 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-2000-1187?
CVE-2000-1187 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. 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
Buffer overflow in the HTML parser for Netscape 4.75 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long password value in a form field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1187?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netscape Communicator, Netscape Navigator.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-1187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1187 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-1999-0440 Code injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwpw-3689-qgwh.