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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0076

Java 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…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 26.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Java 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.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
26.86% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/java jre-jdk · microsoft/virtual machine · sun/jdk · sun/jre · sun/sdk
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.