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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 arb…
Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.8%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/10706 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/6256 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-2248
- NVD: CVE-2002-2248
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