CVE-2003-1229
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…
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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.
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 1006001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1007483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1006007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://java.sun.com/products/jsse/CHANGES.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX0301-239 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- sun-java-improper-validation(11182) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 7943 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6682 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5883 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 50081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 20030128 Incorrect Certificate Validation in Java Secure Socket Extension (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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