CVE-2002-1204 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can steal user preferences and sensitive data like email passwords by exploiting predictable file paths and function redefinition in Netscape Communicator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1204?
CVE-2002-1204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1204?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-2248 Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbi
- CVE-1999-1189 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-0596 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-1999-1357 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2000-1187 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggrp-3w3r-3257.