CVE-2002-1204

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-11-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Netscape Communicator: 4.6, 4.7, 4.61, 4.72, 4.73, 4.74 (+4)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215

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