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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1973 · published 16 June 2005

CVE-2005-1973: Sun j2se vulnerability

Sun · J2se

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

5.1 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.7%
5.1CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870351003598&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13958
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870351003598&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13958

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1973), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.