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CVE-2003-1516

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The org.apache.xalan.processor.XSLProcessorVersion class in Java Plug-in 1.4.2_01 allows signed and unsigned applets to share variables, which violates the Java security model and could allow remote attackers to read or write data belonging to a signed applet.

Affected products

• Sun Java Plug-In: 1.4.2_01

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/341815
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8857
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/341815
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8857

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