CVE-2005-1973

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Published Jun 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0::sdk:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0_update1::sdk:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1975	Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.568% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870351003598&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13958

History

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Subscriptions

Sun J2se

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 14, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:06 PM
Reserved: Jun 14, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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