Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0593

Description

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.

Affected products

Mozilla Corporation/Mozilla2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Netscape/Communicator
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Netscape/Navigator2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/4637nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/270249nvdVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
secunia.com/advisories/8039nvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/8976.phpnvd

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