CVE-2002-1766
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and...
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
- Record
CVE-2002-1766- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
- Record
CVE-2002-1766- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1745 No score
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1745- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25wv-pf2x-9jpv No score
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and...
Buffer overflow in Composer in Netscape 4.77 allows local users to overwrite process memory and execute arbitrary code via a font tag with a long face attribute.
- Record
GHSA-25wv-pf2x-9jpv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netscape 4.77 - Composer Font Face Field Buffer Overflow | 2002-06-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1766 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Netscape Communicator, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.