CVE-2005-2738: Sun Java

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X does not prevent multiple programs from opening the same port as a Java ServerSocket, which allows local users to operate a Java program that intercepts network data intended for the ServerSocket of a different Java program.

Affected products

• Sun Java: version 1.4.2 only

Published 2005-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.