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CVE-2002-2281

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-2281 describes a critical vulnerability in the Symantec Java! JIT Compiler, impacting Netscape Communicator versions 4.0 through 4.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java commands by exploiting how the JIT compiler handles applets using jump calls. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:java:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:java:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:java:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:java:4.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:java:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-22028 · Nov 21, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1048 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10711
lsd-pl.net / documents/javasecurity-1.0.0.pdf
securityfocus.com / bid/6222
Exploit