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TI-2003-00818 Aliases CVE-2003-0896GHSA-r86f-hgf6-34j6

The loadClass method of the sun.applet.AppletClassLoader class in the Java Virtual…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · 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 loadClass method of the sun.applet.AppletClassLoader class in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun SDK and JRE 1.4.1_03 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a loaded class name that contains "/" (slash) instead of "." (dot) characters, which bypasses a call to the Security Manager's checkPackageAccess method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14318 96th 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:sun:jre:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0896
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r86f-hgf6-34j6

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2013-02212 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-00455 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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