5.1

CVE-2005-1973: sun j2se

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
Published 14-06-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1973 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in sun j2se. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.57%
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. 14-06-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.57% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.57%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sun1 product
  • j2se5.0 | 5.0_update1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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