PT-2002-1069 · Red Hat+2 · Nautilus-Devel+4
Published
2002-06-11
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Updated
2008-09-05
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CVE-2002-0593
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
nautilus-devel versions 1.0.4
nautilus versions 1.0.4
nautilus-mozilla versions 1.0.4
Netscape versions 6 and earlier
Mozilla versions 1.0 RC1 and earlier
Description
The issue involves multiple vulnerabilities in the nautilus package of Red Hat Linux and a buffer overflow in Netscape and Mozilla, which can be exploited remotely to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The buffer overflow occurs when a long channel name in an IRC URI is used, potentially allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For nautilus-devel version 1.0.4, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For nautilus version 1.0.4, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For nautilus-mozilla version 1.0.4, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Netscape versions 6 and earlier, avoid using long channel names in IRC URIs until a patch is available.
For Mozilla versions 1.0 RC1 and earlier, avoid using long channel names in IRC URIs until a patch is available.
Exploit
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Mozilla Firefox
Netscape
Nautilus
Nautilus-Devel
Nautilus-Mozilla