Netscape Two Vulnerabilities

Secunia Advisory: SA14996

Critical: Moderately critical

Impact: Cross Site Scripting, System access

Where: From remote

Solution Status: Unpatched

Software: Netscape 7.x

Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Netscape, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and compromise a user’s system.

For more information, see vulnerabilities #4 and #5 in:
SA14992

The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 7.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution: Disable JavaScript support and do not install untrusted search plugins.

Disable JavaScipt support? Hmmm, pretty hard to surf the net without it…

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