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TI-2002-00951 Aliases CVE-2002-0979GHSA-2c89-h2r9-m4fw

The Java logging feature for the Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer writes output…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · 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

The Java logging feature for the Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer writes output from functions such as System.out.println to a known pathname, which can be used to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06457 93rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c89-h2r9-m4fw

References

Other 2

  • TI-2002-00841 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) classes in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00106 The ByteCode Verifier component of Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) build 5.0.3809 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00709 Netscape Communicator does not properly prevent a ServerSocket object from being created… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00072 Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bytecode Verifier allows remote attackers to escape the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00840 A certain class that supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) in Microsoft Virtual… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00327 Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
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Sources

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