Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with large width and height values and an 8-bit or 16-bit alpha channel
Published Jul 14, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.49%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with large width and height values and an 8-bit or 16-bit alpha channel.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Mozilla as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 88.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.38% (0.03376) | 86.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 91.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 89.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.07% (0.03069) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2061 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2061
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2061
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2061 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2061 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2061 |
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