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CVE-1999-1262

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Java in Netscape 4.5 does not properly restrict applets from connecting to other hosts besides the one from which the applet was loaded, which violates the Java security model and could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities.

Affected products

• Netscape Communicator: 4.01, 4.5, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12231
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1727
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12231
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1727

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