CVE-2002-1294: Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 14.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, can provide HTML object references to applets via Javascript, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash due to illegal memory accesses) and possibly conduct other unauthorized activities via an applet that uses those references to access proprietary Microsoft methods.

Affected products

• Microsoft Java Virtual Machine: version 1.1 only

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