7.5

CVE-2003-1229: oracle jre Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 17-08-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1229 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in oracle jre. EPSS estimates a 4.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

X509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through 1.4.0_01, (2) JSSE before 1.0.3, (3) Java Plug-in SDK and JRE 1.3.0 through 1.4.1, and (4) Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 incorrectly calls the isClientTrusted method when determining server trust, which results in improper validation of digital certificate and allows remote attackers to (1) falsely authenticate peers for SSL or (2) incorrectly validate signed JAR files.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.63% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sun2 products
Oracle1 product
  • jre≥ 1.3.0, ≤ 1.4.1

2 vendors · 3 products

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