CVE-2002-1766 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in Netscape Composer triggered by a malicious font tag.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1766?
CVE-2002-1766 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1766?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1766?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1766 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1766 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-25wv-pf2x-9jpv.