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TI-2005-02601 Aliases CVE-2005-2738GHSA-fwwv-5jh4-hx7p

Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X does not prevent multiple programs…

Priority LOW 26Published · 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 · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X does not prevent multiple programs from opening the same port as a Java ServerSocket, which allows local users to operate a Java program that intercepts network data intended for the ServerSocket of a different Java program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01765 78th 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:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2738
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwwv-5jh4-hx7p

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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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