CVE-1999-0440

critical

Description

The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1939

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92333596624452&w=2

http://java.sun.com/pr/1999/03/pr990329-01.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-03-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01617