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Critical
CVE-2002-2248
Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape...
Vulnerability 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.
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
netscape
View all reports →Affected Software
communicator
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.51, 4.61, 4.72, 4.73, 4.74, 4.75, 4.76, 4.77, 4.78, 4.79
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 14th, 2007
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.