MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 21, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.77
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.01% 0.01007
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01007
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 61.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 58.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 34.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 77.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 5, 2023 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 77.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 75.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 54.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276876 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5010 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9355 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276876 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1766
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a