CVE-1999-1262

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1997-08-01 CVE Published
2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/12231	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1727	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.01 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.01"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.5 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.5"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.06 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.06"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.07 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.07"		-		Affected
Netscape Search vendor "Netscape"		Communicator Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator"				4.08 Search vendor "Netscape" for product "Communicator" and version "4.08"		-		Affected