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CVE-2005-2738 Java

Affected softwareJava
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
Published31 Dec 2005
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 Release 2 on Apple Mac OS X does not prevent multiple programs from opening the same port as a Java ServerSocket, which allows local users to operate a Java program that intercepts network data intended for the ServerSocket of a different Java program.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 20 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.8% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

VRT has not found a public code change for this CVE yet.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read
Finding This CVE affects a known product, but nothing published names a fix and nothing published shows an exploit. That is a statement about the evidence, not about the defect — it does not mean the vulnerability is unimportant or unreachable, only that neither of the two things VRT can act on exists.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd sun java generic 1.4.2

References

URLTags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302265
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16808
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-306.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/19397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14827
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1734
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22269

Timeline

Published2005-12-31By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.