CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2003-1229

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Dec 31, 2003 | Modified: Feb 09, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

X509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through 1.4.0_01, (2) JSSE before 1.0.3, (3) Java Plug-in SDK and JRE 1.3.0 through 1.4.1, and (4) Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 incorrectly calls the isClientTrusted method when determining server trust, which results in improper validation of digital certificate and allows remote attackers to (1) falsely authenticate peers for SSL or (2) incorrectly validate signed JAR files.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Jre Oracle 1.3.0 (including) 1.4.1 (including)
Java_web_start Sun 1.0 (including) 1.2 (including)
Jsse Sun 1.0.3 (including) 1.0.3 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References