Vulnerability Report

CVE-2001-0262

RCE

Title: Netscape SmartDownload long URL buffer overflow

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2001-0262

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Jul 02, 2001

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.5 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

7.79%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2001-0262: Buffer overflow in Netscape SmartDownload 1.3 allows remote attackers (malicious web pages) to execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

Impacted Vendors

netscape 1

Reference Links

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a041301-1.txt http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a041301-1.txt

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2001-0262 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20775

View Code

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

July 02, 2001 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.