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CVE-2000-1187

critical

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.

References

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

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-109.html

http://www.osvdb.org/7207

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500270012529&w=2

http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2000-Nov/0005.html

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000344

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-01-09

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01154