CVE-2002-0076

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0076
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-03-19 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionJava Runtime Environment (JRE) Bytecode Verifier allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute commands via an applet containing an illegal cast operation, as seen in (1) Microsoft VM build 3802 and earlier as used in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x, (2) Netscape 6.2.1 and earlier, and possibly other implementations that use vulnerable versions of SDK or JDK, aka a variant of the "Virtual Machine Verifier" vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hp Java Jre-jdk 1.1.8 All All All
Application Hp Java Jre-jdk 1.2.2 All All All
Application Hp Java Jre-jdk 1.3 All All All
Application Microsoft Virtual Machine 3802 All All All
Application Sun Jdk 1.1.8 update14 All All
Application Sun Jdk 1.1.8 update8 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.1.8 update14 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.1.8 update8 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.2.2 update10 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.3.0 update5 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.3.1 update1 All All
Application Sun Jre 1.3.1 update1a All All
Application Sun Sdk 1.2.2_010 All All All
Application Sun Sdk 1.2.2_10 All All All
Application Sun Sdk 1.3.1_01 All All All
Application Sun Sdk 1.3.1_01a All All All
Application Sun Sdk 1.3_05 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Vendor Java Virtual Machine Bytecode Verifier Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-013 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
ISS X-Force Database: java-vm-verifier-variant (8480): Sun Java Runtime Environment and Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) Bytecode Verifier could allow a Java applet to bypass security restrictions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
Sun Security Bulletins Article 218 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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