CVE-2002-2072

Sun JRE 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 - Denial of Service via doPrivileged Method with Null Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-2072. PoCs published by Taeho Oh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial of service (DoS) in the Sun JVM by passing a null argument to `AccessController.doPrivileged()`, causing the JVM to crash. It is a minimal, valid Java program that demonstrates the vulnerability.

Description

java.security.AccessController in Sun Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in JRE 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a Java program that calls the doPrivileged method with a null argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Taeho Oh · javalocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21259

This exploit triggers a denial of service (DoS) in the Sun JVM by passing a null argument to `AccessController.doPrivileged()`, causing the JVM to crash. It is a minimal, valid Java program that demonstrates the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sun JVM (Linux version, among others)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Sun JVM installed on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003418
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8042.php
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://ohhara.sarang.net/security/jvmcrash.txt
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3992

Scores

EPSS 0.0831
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sun/jre 1.2.2
sun/jre 1.3.1
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026