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CVE-1999-1189

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-11-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Windows. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-1999-1189
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.52%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.7 for Windows 95 and Windows 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long argument after the ? character in a URL that references an .asp, .cgi, .html, or .pl file.