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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2002-1188 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.578Z
Reserved: 2002-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2002-1204
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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-11-29T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2002-1204
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD