CVE-2000-1187

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Netscape Communicator: through 4.75
Netscape Navigator: through 4.75

References

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.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5542
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

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