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
Published Oct 14, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.79%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.51
- 4.61
- 4.72
- 4.73
- 4.74
- 4.75
- 4.76
- 4.77
- 4.78
- 4.79
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 92.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 92.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.87% (0.04871) | 88.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.93% (0.10930) | 88.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04863) | 88.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.66% (0.04656) | 92.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 3.96% (0.03958) | 92.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03650) | 91.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 3.50% (0.03503) | 91.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03428) | 89.98th | 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) |
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6256 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10706 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103834439321292&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6256 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10706 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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