CVE-2002-1290: Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

Medium severity, CVSS 6.4. EPSS: 14.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read and modify the contents of the Clipboard via an applet that accesses the (1) ClipBoardGetText and (2) ClipBoardSetText methods of the INativeServices class.

Affected products

• Microsoft Java Virtual Machine: version 1.1 only

Published 2002-11-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.