CVE-2002-1292: Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 22.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Microsoft Java virtual machine (VM) build 5.0.3805 and earlier, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to extend the Standard Security Manager (SSM) class (com.ms.security.StandardSecurityManager) and bypass intended StandardSecurityManager restrictions by modifying the (1) deniedDefinitionPackages or (2) deniedAccessPackages settings, causing a denial of service by adding Java applets to the list of applets that are prevented from running.

Affected products

• Microsoft Java Virtual Machine: version 1.1 only

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