Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2002-1766 is an old Netscape Composer 4.77 memory corruption issue. A local user could cause Composer to overwrite process memory and potentially run code. Business urgency is mainly for organizations with legacy desktops, archives, labs, or kiosk systems still using Netscape Composer. Exposure appears limited to systems where Netscape Composer 4.77 is still installed or used. The source bundle lists affected vendor/product as n/a, so asset validation should rely on software inventory rather than broad product assumptions. Low immediate urgency for modern environments, but confirm legacy exposure. If Netscape Composer 4.77 remains in use, treat it as unsupported legacy risk and plan removal or isolation. Mitigation focus: Check vendor or archived Netscape guidance for any historical remediation.; Identify and remove Netscape Composer 4.77 where it is no longer required.; Prevent legacy Composer use with untrusted or externally supplied HTML files..
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- Known Exploited
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- Published
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- netscape-composer-font-bo(9355)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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