First published: Tue Jun 11 2002(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long channel name in an IRC URI.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Netscape Navigator | =6.0 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =1.0-rc1 | |
Netscape Communicator | =6.1 | |
Netscape Navigator | =6.01 | |
Mozilla Mozilla | =0.9.9 |
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CVE-2002-0593 has a severity rating that indicates it can allow a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code.
To fix CVE-2002-0593, you should upgrade to the latest version of Netscape Navigator or Mozilla that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2002-0593 affects Netscape 6.0, 6.01, and 6.1, as well as Mozilla 1.0 RC1 and earlier versions.
CVE-2002-0593 facilitates remote denial of service attacks and may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Users of the affected versions of Netscape and Mozilla browsers are at risk for the vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2002-0593.