CVE-2003-1229

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-1229
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionX509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through 1.4.0_01, (2) JSSE before 1.0.3, (3) Java Plug-in SDK and JRE 1.3.0 through 1.4.1, and (4) Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 incorrectly calls the isClientTrusted method when determining server trust, which results in improper validation of digital certificate and allows remote attackers to (1) falsely authenticate peers for SSL or (2) incorrectly validate signed JAR files.

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: CWE-295 | 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 Oracle Jre All All All All
Application Sun Java Web Start All All All All
Application Sun Jsse 1.0.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
(HP Issues Fix for Virtualvault) Sun Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) May Incorrectly Authenticate Invalid Entities - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Java Technologies | Oracle af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 java.sun.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Incorrect Certificate Validation in Java Secure Socket Extension - From a.loots_at_itsec-ss.nl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Java fails to validate certificates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
#50081: Incorrect Certificate Validation in Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE), Java Plug-In and Java Web Start java.lang.NullPointerException af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
(HP Issues Fix) Sun Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) May Incorrectly Authenticate Invalid Entities - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sun Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) May Incorrectly Authenticate Invalid Entities - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sun JSSE/Java Plug-In/Java Web Start Incorrect Certificate Validation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www1.itrc.hp.com Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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