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Netscape < 4.78 POP3 Client Malformed Email DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1759

Synopsis

The remote host is using the Netscape web browser, which contains a vulnerable mail client.

Description

The remote host is using the Netscape web browser, which has the ability to act as a mail client. A vulnerability exists in the remote version that may allow an attacker to send a malformed email which will make Netscape crash each time it attempts to fetch it by POP3.

Solution

Upgrade to Netscape 4.78 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1759

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:W/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:netscape:navigator

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2338

BID: 5002