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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 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.
Published: Mar 19, 2002
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (17)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| hp | java_jre-jdk | 1.1.8 |
| hp | java_jre-jdk | 1.2.2 |
| hp | java_jre-jdk | 1.3 |
| microsoft | virtual_machine | 3802 |
| sun | jdk | 1.1.8 |
| sun | jdk | 1.1.8 |
| sun | jre | 1.1.8 |
| sun | jre | 1.1.8 |
| sun | jre | 1.2.2 |
| sun | jre | 1.3.0 |
| sun | jre | 1.3.1 |
| sun | jre | 1.3.1 |
| sun | sdk | 1.2.2_10 |
| sun | sdk | 1.2.2_010 |
| sun | sdk | 1.3.1_01 |
| sun | sdk | 1.3.1_01a |
| sun | sdk | 1.3_05 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-x79p-2mvq-597f
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bytecode Verifier allows remote attackers to escape the Java...
References (8)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/218 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8480.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4313
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-013
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/218 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8480.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4313
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-013
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
26.86%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
38.1 / 100
Data Sources
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EPSS
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