Netscape Navigator up to 7.0 Jar Archive memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape Navigator 6.2/6.2.1/6.2.2/6.2.3/7.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Jar Archive Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1308. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape Navigator 6.2/6.2.1/6.2.2/6.2.3/7.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Jar Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape and Mozilla allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a jar: URL that references a malformed .jar file, which overflows a buffer during decompression.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2002. The weakness was shared 11/29/2002 by zen-parse (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1308. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12394 (RHEL 2.1 : mozilla (RHSA-2003:163)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38377 (Red Hat Netscape/Mozilla JAR Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10636), Tenable (12394), SecurityFocus (BID 6185†), OSVDB (14202†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6834†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 12394
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : mozilla (RHSA-2003:163)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19184
X-Force: 10636
SecurityFocus: 6185 - Netscape/Mozilla JAR Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14202 - Mozilla and Netscape jar URL handler heap buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6834 - Buffer Overflow in Mozilla and Netscape Allows DoS and Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:49
Updated: 09/06/2025 23:41
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:49 (68), 05/29/2019 11:36 (5), 09/06/2025 23:41 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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