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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2248 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2248: Netscape communicator memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Netscape · Communicator

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.8% · top 7.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6256
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10706
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6256
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10706

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2248), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.