CVE-2002-0058 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack web sessions via malicious Java applets when an HTTP proxy is used, affecting browsers with vulnerable JRE implementations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0058?
CVE-2002-0058 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 7 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows remote malicious web sites to hijack or sniff a web client's sessions, when an HTTP proxy is being used, via a Java applet that redirects the session to another server, as seen in (1) Netscape 6.0 through 6.1 and 4.79 and earlier, (2) Microsoft VM build 3802 and earlier as used in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x, and possibly other implementations that use vulnerable versions of SDK or JDK.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0058?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Virtual Machine, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre, Sun Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2002-0058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h85j-5v57-h3rh.