CVE-2002-0076 Information

Description

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bytecode Verifier allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute commands via an applet containing an illegal cast operation as seen in (1) Microsoft VM build 3802 and earlier as used in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x (2) Netscape 6.2.1 and earlier and possibly other implementations that use vulnerable versions of SDK or JDK aka a variant of the \Virtual Machine Verifier\ vulnerability.

Reference

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/218 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8480.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4313 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-013