First published: Tue Dec 31 2002(Updated: )
java.security.AccessController in Sun Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in JRE 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a Java program that calls the doPrivileged method with a null argument.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Sun Jre | =1.3.1 | |
Sun Jre | =1.2.2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.2.2 | |
Sun JRE | =1.3.1 |
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CVE-2002-2072 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to crash the Java Virtual Machine.
To fix CVE-2002-2072, upgrade to a supported version of the Java Runtime Environment that does not contain this vulnerability.
CVE-2002-2072 affects Sun JRE versions 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 on Linux.
Yes, CVE-2002-2072 can be exploited remotely by attackers using a specially crafted Java program.
The impact of CVE-2002-2072 is that it allows remote attackers to cause the Java Virtual Machine to crash, resulting in a denial of service.