Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00495 42nd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.4.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.4.2_02:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2_02 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update2:linux:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 update2 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.4.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.4.2_02:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_02 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update2:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 update2 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q42h-v229-wv8h
References
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More Sun Jdk vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2010-03381 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-01342 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-1156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q42h-v229-wv8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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