CVE-2002-1204

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-1204
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-11-29 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionNetscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predictable name.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Netscape Communicator 4.6 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.61 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.7 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.72 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.73 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.74 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.75 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.76 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.77 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.78 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Netscape User Preferences Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
ISS X-Force Database: netscape-preferences-file (10655): Netscape user preferences file could be obtained af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Vendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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