CVE-2006-4302

The Java Plug-in J2SE 1.3.0_02 through 5.0 Update 5, and Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 and J2SE 1.4.2 through 5.0 Update 5, allows remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities by specifying a JRE version that contain vulnerabilities.

Published: 2006-08-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4302 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.49%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4302

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-04 1.58% 1.49% -0.10%
2 2025-09-16 1.22% 1.58% +0.36%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.22% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4302

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4302

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4302

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun j2se 1.3.0_02 cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.3.0_02:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*
sun j2se 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*
sun j2se 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*
sun j2se 5.0_update1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0_update1:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*
sun j2se 5.0_update5 cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:5.0_update5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_web_start 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_web_start 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_web_start 1.0.1_01 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:1.0.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_web_start 1.0.1_02 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:1.0.1_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_web_start 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4302

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