CVE-2002-2284 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary Java code by bypassing JVM security via malicious applets 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-2002-2284?
CVE-2002-2284 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2007. 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 4.0 through 4.79 allows remote attackers to bypass JVM security and execute arbitrary Java code via an applet that loads user-supplied Java classes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2002-2284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2284 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-3g69-x92x-w37w.