Security readout for executives and security teams
A flaw in Sun's HotJava Browser 3.0 let a malicious website read data from another site's page by opening a specially crafted javascript: link in a named window. HotJava was discontinued long ago and is not part of modern enterprise browser fleets, so real-world business risk today is effectively nil unless legacy systems still run it. Exposure is limited to environments still running Sun's HotJava Browser 3.0, a product discontinued in the early 2000s. No modern OS ships it, and no affected-product CPE data is populated in the CVE record. Realistic exposure today is negligible outside historical research or isolated legacy kiosks. Very low priority. This is a 25-year-old bug in a defunct browser. Address only if an asset inventory unexpectedly turns up HotJava, in which case the response is decommissioning, not patching. No emergency action required. Mitigation focus: Retire any remaining HotJava Browser 3.0 installations and replace with a supported modern browser.; Confirm no internal apps or kiosks depend on HotJava; migrate them if found.; Consult Sun/Oracle historical guidance for any residual legacy deployments before decommissioning..
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- hotjava-browser-dom-access(5428)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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