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CVE-2002-2284

18
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10714
lsd-pl.net / documents/javasecurity-1.0.0.pdf
securityfocus.com / bid/6223