If you are using the Unix version of Netscape’s Communicator,
you may be vulnerable to this exploit.
To protect yourself, follow these directions from
http://www.netscape.com/products/security/resources/bugs/mimebufferoverflow.html
- In Communicator, select Preferences from the Edit menu.
- In the Preferences dialog box, select the Navigator
category. - Select Applications.
- On the Description list, select the * entry and handled by
Plug-in: Netscape Default. - Click on the Edit button.
- Set Handled By to Unknown: PromptUser.
- Restart Navigator or Communicator.
The exploit information can be found at http://www.shout.net/~nothing/buffer-overflow-1/index.html