CVE-2002-1091 (GCVE-0-2002-1091)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-09-01 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Netscape 6.2.3 and earlier, and Mozilla 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to corrupt heap memory and execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with a zero width.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-046.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157989 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5665 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?n… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE |
| http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~Sneuro/zerogif/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-192.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103134051120770&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10058.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2002-09-06 00:00
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