CVE-2002-2248
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CVE-2002-2248 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.0 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.5 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.6 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.7 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.51 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.61 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.72 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.73 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.74 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.75 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.76 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.77 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.78 |
| Netscape | Communicator | 4.79 |
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