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CVE-2003-0896
Published: Oct 25, 2003
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The loadClass method of the sun.applet.AppletClassLoader class in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun SDK and JRE 1.4.1_03 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a loaded class name that contains "/" (slash) instead of "." (dot) characters, which bypasses a call to the Security Manager's checkPackageAccess method.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
8879
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20031027 Re: [LSD] Security vulnerability in SUN's Java Virtual Machineimplementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
57221
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
http://lsd-pl.net/code/JVM/jre.tar.gz
x_refsource_MISC
200356
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
HPSBUX0311-295
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
20031027 Re: [LSD] Security vulnerability in SUN's Java Virtual Machine implementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20021023 [LSD] Security vulnerability in SUN's Java Virtual Machine implementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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