CVE-1999-0424

Summary

CVE-1999-0424 is a vulnerability affecting Netscape 4.5's talkback feature. Maliciously crafted messages can cause Netscape to crash, subsequently allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files of another user. This issue poses a significant risk to data confidentiality and integrity on shared systems. Users of Netscape 4.5 are advised to apply the available patch to mitigate this vulnerability. Failure to do so may result in unauthorized file modification and potential data loss.

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