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TI-2002-01165 Aliases CVE-2002-1204GHSA-ggrp-3w3r-3257

Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Netscape 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01318 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.61VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.72VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.73VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.74VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.75VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.76VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.77VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.78VulnerableNetscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.61 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.72 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.73 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.74 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.75 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.76 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.77 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.78 Vulnerable ·Netscape

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1204
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggrp-3w3r-3257

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2000-00709 Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-02160 Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00581 Netscape Communicator before 4.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00674 Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-00528 A configuration in a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00577 Buffer overflow in Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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