CVE-2002-2308 - Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers

CVE-2002-2308

Summary

Netscape Communicator 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in client browsers via a webpage containing a recursive META refresh tag where the content tag is blank and the URL tag references itself.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-July/000600.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9645.php

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 05-09-2008 - 20:32)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

fulldisc	20020720 Netscape Communicator META Refresh Denial of Service
xf	netscape-meta-refresh-dos(9645)

Last major update

05-09-2008 - 20:32

Published

31-12-2002 - 05:00

Last modified

05-09-2008 - 20:32