# CVE-2003-0896

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0896
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 1.05
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 25, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

The loadClass method of the sun.applet.AppletClassLoader class in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun SDK and JRE 1.4.1_03 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a loaded class name that contains "/" (slash) instead of "." (dot) characters, which bypasses a call to the Security Manager's checkPackageAccess method.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8879)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342583)
- [CNA](http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57221)
- [CNA](http://lsd-pl.net/code/JVM/jre.tar.gz)
- [CNA](http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200356-1)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6028)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342580)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106692334503819&w=2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 26.23%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 96.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._