CVE-2002-2072 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
java.security.AccessController in Sun Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in JRE 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a Java program that calls the doPrivileged method with a null argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.86% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | jre |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sun Java Virtual Machine 1.2.2/1.3.1 - Segmentation Violation | 2002-01-30 |
References
- http://ohhara.sarang.net/security/jvmcrash.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003418
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8042.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3992
- http://ohhara.sarang.net/security/jvmcrash.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1003418
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8042.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3992
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