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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1204

CVE-2002-1204

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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Affected products

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  • Netscape/Communicator11 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 4.x

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