CVE-2003-1516: Sun Java Plug-In

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The org.apache.xalan.processor.XSLProcessorVersion class in Java Plug-in 1.4.2_01 allows signed and unsigned applets to share variables, which violates the Java security model and could allow remote attackers to read or write data belonging to a signed applet.

Affected products

• Sun Java Plug-In: version 1.4.2_01 only

Published 2003-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.