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CVE-2002-0594

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0594 describes a vulnerability in Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to determine the existence of local files on a client system. This is achieved by embedding a LINK element within a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) that triggers an HTTP redirect. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:galeon:galeon_browser:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:galeon:galeon_browser:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2002-0594Low

security flaw

Apr 30, 2002

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/270249
Vendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/8977.php
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2002-192.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-046.html
securityfocus.com / bid/4640
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory