cve-2002-1204
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-11-21 05:00
Modified
2024-08-08 03:19
Severity ?
Summary
Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predictable name.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txtVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0081.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10655.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6215
Impacted products
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