CVE-2002-1260 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2002-1260?

CVE-2002-1260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 1 Sep 2004. 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

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) APIs in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) 5.0.3805 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass security checks and access database contents via an untrusted Java applet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1260?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8wqg-hpmc-35r4.