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    CVE-2002-2248

    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.

    Published:Dec 31, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 14, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.04871
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netscape
    Product
    Communicator

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High