CVE-2002-1204

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 29, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-1204: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix