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CVE-2002-2308

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client...

5.0 Medium

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

Record
CVE-2002-2308
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

Record
CVE-2002-2308
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2286 No score

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

Record
EUVD-2002-2286
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8gx-mmh9-vcg4 No score

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client...

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

Record
GHSA-c8gx-mmh9-vcg4
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-2308 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) 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 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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