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TI-2005-02393 Aliases CVE-2005-2527GHSA-7fqm-4mw8-jrhj

Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users…

Priority LOW 8CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows local users to corrupt files or create arbitrary files via unspecified attack vectors related to a temporary directory, possibly due to a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00323 25th 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:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2_release1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2_release1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2527
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fqm-4mw8-jrhj

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2010-00848 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-02395 Unspecified vulnerability in Java 1.3.1 before 1.3.1_16 on Apple Mac OS X allows an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-02394 Unspecified vulnerability in Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01059 The Java Plug-in in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-00435 The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-03300 Sun Java 1.6.0_03 and earlier versions, and possibly later versions, does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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