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Netscape Java canConvert() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Netscape 4's Java implementation contains an unchecked buffer in the sun.awt.windows.WDefaultFontCharset.canConvert() method. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution when a vulnerable user visits a website hosting a malicious applet.

This vulnerability only affects Netscape 4 running on Microsoft Windows platforms.