CVE-2005-1974 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) versions 5.0, 5.0 Update 1, and 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_07, impacting products like HP-UX and APC PowerChute. This flaw allows applications to self-assign permissions, leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 5.1, it has a network attack vector and high access complexity, potentially resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_01:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_02:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_03:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_04:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.