CVE-2003-1156
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows...
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.6
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
- Record
CVE-2003-1156- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
- Record
CVE-2003-1156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1146 No score
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q42h-v229-wv8h No score
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows...
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_02 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) unpack.log, as created by the unpack program, or (2) .mailcap1 and .mime.types1, as created by the RPM program.
- Record
GHSA-q42h-v229-wv8h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1156 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sun Jre, published December 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.