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CVE-2002-1292

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Microsoft Java virtual machine (VM) build 5.0.3805 and earlier, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to extend the Standard Security Manager (SSM) class (com.ms.security.StandardSecurityManager) and bypass intended StandardSecurityManager restrictions by modifying the (1) deniedDefinitionPackages or (2) deniedAccessPackages settings, causing a denial of service by adding Java applets to the list of applets that are prevented from running.

Affected products

• Microsoft Java Virtual Machine: 1.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103682630823080&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103684360031565&w=2
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/237777
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6133
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10585
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103682630823080&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103684360031565&w=2
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/237777
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6133
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10585

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