CVE-2002-1091 describes a heap memory corruption vulnerability in Netscape 6.2.3 and earlier, and Mozilla 1.0.1, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted GIF image with a zero width. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.