CVE-2002-2284 describes a vulnerability in Netscape Communicator versions 4.0 through 4.79, allowing remote attackers to bypass Java Virtual Machine (JVM) security. This flaw enables the execution of arbitrary Java code through a specially crafted applet that loads user-supplied Java classes. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability presents a medium severity risk, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.