CVE-2002-1204 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2002-1204

Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to...

Vulnerability Description

Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predictable name.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

communicator
Vulnerable Versions:
4.6, 4.7, 4.61, 4.72, 4.73, 4.74, 4.75, 4.76, 4.77, 4.78

Timeline

Official Publish: November 21st, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.