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CVE-2002-1204
Published: Nov 21, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Netscape Communicator 4.x allows attackers to use a link to steal a user's preferences, including potentially sensitive information such as URL history, e-mail address, and possibly the e-mail password, by redefining the user_pref() function and accessing the prefs.js file, which is stored in a directory with a predictable name.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20021119 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.19.02c: Netscape Predictable Directory Structure Allows Theft of Preferences File
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http://www.idefense.com/advisory/11.19.02c.txt
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netscape-preferences-file(10655)
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6215
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