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TI-2003-01129 Aliases CVE-2003-1229GHSA-8f8h-rq9j-vxqg

X509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

X509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through 1.4.0_01, (2) JSSE before 1.0.3, (3) Java Plug-in SDK and JRE 1.3.0 through 1.4.1, and (4) Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 incorrectly calls the isClientTrusted method when determining server trust, which results in improper validation of digital certificate and allows remote attackers to (1) falsely authenticate peers for SSL or (2) incorrectly validate signed JAR files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04627 91st 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0 – 1.4.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 – 1.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jsse:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 – 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 – 1.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jsse:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f8h-rq9j-vxqg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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