CVE-2004-1029
The Sun Java Plugin capability in Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_04, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly…
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- mitre
Description
The Sun Java Plugin capability in Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_04, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly restrict access between Javascript and Java applets during data transfer, which allows remote attackers to load unsafe classes and execute arbitrary code by using the reflection API to access private Java packages.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.0% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- 20041122 Sun Java Plugin Arbitrary Package Access Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/javaplugin.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-02-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/9.3/i386/rpm/i586/java-1_4_2-sun-src-1.4.2.08-0.1.i586.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 13271 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29035 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 61 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 12317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0599 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- sdk-jre-applet-restriction-bypass(18188) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 101523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- VU#760344 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257249 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 57591 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1029)Record last updated .