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CVE-2002-2284
Netscape Communicator 4.0 through 4.79 allows remote attackers to bypass JVM security and execute arbitrary Java code via an applet that…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 6223 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.lsd-pl.net/documents/javasecurity-1.0.0.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- netscape-java-insecure-classes(10714) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20021121 [LSD] Java and JVM security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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