Netscape Communicator up to 4.73 JPEG Comment memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Netscape Communicator up to 4.73 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component JPEG Comment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Netscape Communicator 4.73 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a JPEG image containing a comment with an illegal field length of 1.
The bug was discovered 07/25/2000. The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2000 by Solar Designer (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0655. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5014).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: netscape.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Solar Designer
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0655 (🔍)
X-Force: 5014
Vulnerability Center: 7746 - Netscape Communicator Allows Code Execution and DoS via JPG Comment, Medium
SecurityFocus: 1503 - Netscape Communicator JPEG-Comment Heap Overwrite Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14791 - Netscape - Communicator - JPEG-Comment - Heap Overwrite
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/25/2014 15:49Updated: 05/31/2019 22:43
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:49 (56), 05/31/2019 22:43 (10)
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