Netscape Communicator up to 4.79 Java Virtual Machine privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netscape Communicator up to 4.79 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component Java Virtual Machine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Netscape Communicator 4.0 through 4.79 allows remote attackers to bypass JVM security and execute arbitrary Java code via an applet that loads user-supplied Java classes.
The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-2284 since 10/17/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10714). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 19923.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
11/21/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
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10/17/2007 🔍
08/07/2014 🔍
06/12/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: netscape.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-2284 (🔍)
X-Force: 10714 - Netscape Java implementation has insecure system classes
SecurityFocus: 6223 - Netscape Java Virtual Machine Insecure Call Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/07/2014 10:27Updated: 06/12/2018 10:53
Changes: 08/07/2014 10:27 (53), 06/12/2018 10:53 (2)
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