Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3 executes signed applets even if the certificate is expired…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3 executes signed applets even if the certificate is expired, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an applet that has been signed by an expired certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01727 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjg8-q4cj-f6qp
References
More Sun Java Plug-in vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-01421 Sun Java Plug-In 1.4 through 1.4.2_02 allows remote attackers to repeatedly access the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2003-01416 The org.apache.xalan.processor.XSLProcessorVersion class in Java Plug-in 1.4.2_01 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2005-04575 The Java Plug-in 1.4.2_03 and 1.4.2_04 controls, and the 1.4.2_03 and 1.4.2_04 <applet>… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjg8-q4cj-f6qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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