CVE-2002-2248

Netscape Communicator - Buffer Overflow via WDefaultFontCharset Constructor

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10706
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6256

Scores

EPSS 0.0579
EPSS Percentile 92.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (14)
netscape/communicator 4.0
netscape/communicator 4.5
netscape/communicator 4.6
netscape/communicator 4.7
netscape/communicator 4.51
netscape/communicator 4.61
netscape/communicator 4.72
netscape/communicator 4.73
netscape/communicator 4.74
netscape/communicator 4.75
... and 4 more
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026