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TI-2005-01867 Aliases CVE-2005-1973GHSA-vh3r-qm55-26j4

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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 Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01568 75th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0_update1:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*5.0_update1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0_update1:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0_update1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1973
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh3r-qm55-26j4

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2005-00780 Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-06489 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2005-00376 Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06, on Mac… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04155 The Java Plug-in J2SE 1.3.0_02 through 5.0 Update 5, and Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-01868 Unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2006-00592 Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start after 1.0.1_02, as used in J2SE 5.0 Update 5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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