CVE-2002-2248

Buffer overflow in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset Java class implementation in Netscape 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an applet that calls the WDefaultFontCharset constructor with a long string and invokes the canConvert method.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2248 is rated High Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.06%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2248

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 4.87% 5.06% +0.19%
2 2025-03-30 10.93% 4.87% -6.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 10.93% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2248

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2248

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2248

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netscape communicator 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.51 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.61 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.72 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.73 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.74 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.75 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.76 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.77 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.78 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape communicator 4.79 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2248

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