Description
Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) in various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a "<" sign, and the 0x9b character to a ">" sign, which could allow remote attackers to attack other clients via cross-site scripting (CSS) in CGI programs that do not filter these characters.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1338 | Netscape Communicator 4.04 through 4.7 (and possibly other versions) in various UNIX operating systems converts the 0x8b character to a "<" sign, and the 0x9b character to a ">" sign, which could allow remote attackers to attack other clients via cross-site scripting (CSS) in CGI programs that do not filter these characters. |
References
| Link | Providers |
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93915331626185&w=2 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.196Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-1999-1357
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Status : Modified
Published: 1999-10-05T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-1999-1357
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD