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CVE-2002-2248

Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an applet that calls the WDefaultFontCharset constructor with a long string and invokes the canConvert method.

Published

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application netscape communicator 4.0 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.5 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.6 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.7 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.51 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.61 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.72 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.73 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.74 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.75 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.76 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.77 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.78 Yes
Application netscape communicator 4.79 Yes
References