CVE-2002-2061

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla netscape