Netscape Communicator 4.5 talkback denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Netscape Communicator 4.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component talkback. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0425. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Netscape Communicator 4.5 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component talkback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

talkback in Netscape 4.5 allows a local user to kill an arbitrary process of another user whose Netscape crashes.

The weakness was presented 03/18/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0425. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-14572 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/18/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 +5573 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0425 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14573
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:04
Updated: 04/19/2026 00:26
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:04 (40), 05/20/2018 11:18 (6), 04/19/2026 00:26 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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