CVE-1999-0142

Summary

CVE-1999-0142 is a vulnerability affecting Netscape Navigator 2.0 and Java Developer's Kit 1.0. This issue lies in the Java Applet Security Manager implementation, which fails to prevent applets from establishing connections to unauthorized hosts. As a result, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or launch further attacks on the compromised system. This weakness poses a significant risk to users who run potentially untrusted Java applets, increasing the importance of keeping Java environments up-to-date with security patches.

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