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CVE-2000-1187

Buffer overflow in the HTML parser for Netscape 4.75 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands v

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01433
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
netscape communicator<= 4.75
netscape navigator<= 4.75
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

2
snort-communityBROWSER-OTHER Netscape 4.7 client overflowattempted-user
snort-communityBROWSER-OTHER Netscape 4.7 unsucessful overflowunsuccessful-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Jan 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:66.netscape.ascPatchVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000344
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2000-Nov/0005.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500270012529&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/7207
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-109.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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