Security: Buffer Overflow present in Netscape Communicator | Linux Today

Security: Buffer Overflow present in Netscape Communicator

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 1998

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

  1. In Communicator, select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  2. In the Preferences dialog box, select the Navigator
    category.
  3. Select Applications.
  4. On the Description list, select the * entry and handled by
    Plug-in: Netscape Default.
  5. Click on the Edit button.
  6. Set Handled By to Unknown: PromptUser.
  7. Restart Navigator or Communicator.

The exploit information can be found at http://www.shout.net/~nothing/buffer-overflow-1/index.html

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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