MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator via EMBED tags in the pluginspage option
Published Jan 4, 2000
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.59%
Description
Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator via EMBED tags in the pluginspage option.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.5
- 4.06
- 4.6
- 4.51
- 4.61
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.59% 0.01592
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01592
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 74.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 72.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 5.76% (0.05759) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.00% (0.03003) | 85.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 80.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 78.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00892) | 80.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/618 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/618 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 4, 2000
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Nov 25, 1999
Link CVE-1999-0685
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a