CVE-2001-1008

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3 executes signed applets even if the certificate is expired, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an applet that has been signed by an expired certificate.

Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3 executes signed applets even if the certificate is expired, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an applet that has been signed by an expired certificate.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Sun

First reported 23 years ago

2001-08-31 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:25:00

Affected Software

Sun Java Plug-In 1.4

1.4

Sun J2RE 1.3.0

1.3.0

References

20010824 Java Plugin 1.4 with JRE 1.3 -> Ignores certificates.

Vendor Advisory

javaplugin-jre-expired-certificate(7048)

3245

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

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