VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2061
Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with large width and height values and an 8-bit or 16-bit alpha channel.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with large width and height values and an 8-bit or 16-bit alpha channel.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.49% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/mozilla · netscape/navigator
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.phpPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
- http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.htmlPatch
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.phpPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
- http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.htmlPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.