CVE-1999-1002

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Published Feb 4, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Netscape Navigator uses weak encryption for storing a user's Netscape mail password.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0983	Netscape Navigator uses weak encryption for storing a user's Netscape mail password.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.784% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94536309217214&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94570673523998&w=2
http://www.rstcorp.com/news/bad-crypto.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netscape Communicator

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 4, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 21, 1999, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 12, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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