# CVE-2002-2061: Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Netscape 6.2.3 and Mozilla 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with large width and height values and an 8-bit or 16-bit alpha channel.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157202
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php

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