Java Plug-in vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product6 versions
The short answer

Java Plug-in is made by Sun. We track 4 published vulnerabilities in it, across 6 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Java Plug-in, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.

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Which Java Plug-in vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of Java Plug-in's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Java Plug-in flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 5.8%

    Sun Java Plug-In 1.4 through 1.4.2_02 allows remote attackers to repeatedly access the floppy drive via the createXmlDocument method in the org.apache.crimson.tree.XmlDocument class, which violates the Java security...

    CVSS6.4Published31 Dec 2003
  2. 4.3%

    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...

    CVSS6.8Published31 Dec 2003
  3. 1.7%

    Java Plugin 1.4 for JRE 1.3 executes signed applets even if the certificate is expired, which could allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via an applet that has been signed by an expired certificate.

    CVSS7.5Published31 Aug 2001
  4. 1.7%

    The Java Plug-in 1.4.2_03 and 1.4.2_04 controls, and the 1.4.2_03 and 1.4.2_04 <applet> redirector controls, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of...

    CVSS5.0Published31 Dec 2005
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We track 4 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Java Plug-in, across 6 versions.

None of Java Plug-in's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

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