CVE-2002-2284

critical

Description

Netscape Communicator 4.0 through 4.79 allows remote attackers to bypass JVM security and execute arbitrary Java code via an applet that loads user-supplied Java classes.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10714

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6223

http://www.lsd-pl.net/documents/javasecurity-1.0.0.pdf

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103798147613151&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00321