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CVE-2002-1766
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20020613 Microsoft FrontPage vs Composer Netscape... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- netscape-composer-font-bo(9355) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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