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CVE-2003-1301

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.x before 1.4.2_11 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0_06, and as used in multiple web browsers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via deeply nested object arrays, which are not properly handled by the garbage collector and trigger invalid memory accesses.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2003-1301 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_1	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_2	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_3	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_4	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_5	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_6	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_7	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_8	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_9	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.4.2_10	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	1.5.0	Yes

References

http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4396719 ([email protected])
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4944300 ([email protected])
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/ObjectStackOverflow.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434705/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18058 ([email protected])
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4396719 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4944300 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/ObjectStackOverflow.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434705/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18058 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.