CVE-2003-1516

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2003-1516 · Published 31/12/2003 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2003-1516 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting java plug-in (sun).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.3%, higher than 91.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
java plug-in sun	`= 1.4.2_01`	No fix yet

Description

The org.apache.xalan.processor.XSLProcessorVersion class in Java Plug-in 1.4.2_01 allows signed and unsigned applets to share variables, which violates the Java security model and could allow remote attackers to read or write data belonging to a signed applet.

References

securityfocus.com/archive/1/341815 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/8857 · Exploit

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