CVE-2001-1008 describes a vulnerability in Sun Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3, where signed applets are executed even if their digital certificate has expired. This flaw allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions by leveraging applets signed with an expired certificate. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_plug-in:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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