Netscape Java canConvert() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:6256

Info

Netscape Java canConvert() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6256
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 26 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 26 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Jouko Pynnonen <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Netscape Communicator 4.79
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.17
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.16
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.15
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun Linux 5.0.5
+ Sun Linux 5.0.3
+ Sun Linux 5.0
Netscape Communicator 4.78
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
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 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
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 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14
Netscape Communicator 4.77
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
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- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
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Netscape Communicator 4.76
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- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
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 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
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Netscape Communicator 4.75
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 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
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- SCO eServer 2.3
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Netscape Communicator 4.73
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
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- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
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 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
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 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
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- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.72
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
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- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.61
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.51
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.7
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
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- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.6
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.5
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Netscape Communicator 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
 - Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
 - Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 - Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 - SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Exploit / POC

Netscape Java canConvert() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Netscape Java canConvert() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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