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CVE-2002-0979

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Java logging feature for the Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer writes output from functions such as System.out.println to a known pathname, which can be used to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Microsoft Virtual Machine: all versions

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102961031107261&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9886.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5491
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102961031107261&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9886.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5491

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