CVE-2002-2248
Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2248- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2227 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2227- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-868j-8v9v-89vg No score
Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape...
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.
- Record
GHSA-868j-8v9v-89vg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2248 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Netscape Communicator, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.79%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.