CVE-1999-0685

Summary

CVE-1999-0685 is a significant vulnerability affecting the Netscape Communicator web browser. This issue arises due to a buffer overflow susceptibility in the handling of EMBED tags in the pluginspage option. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious web page containing the malicious EMBED tags, which, when accessed by a user, can lead to unintended code execution. This can potentially result in data theft, unauthorized system access, or even system takeover. It is crucial that users update their Netscape Communicator software to patch this vulnerability and protect against potential attacks.

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