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Java Web Start applications and applets particular to JDK version 1.6, prior to update 4, were affected by a bug that had some noteworthy security consequences. In some isolated cases, the application or applet's attempt to establish an HTTPS connection with a server generated a NullPointerException [SDN 2008]. The resulting failure to establish a secure HTTPS connection with the server caused a denial of service. Clients were temporarily forced to use an insecure HTTP channel for data exchange.
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Null Pointer Dereference [XYH] | |
CWE-476. NULL pointer dereference |
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[API 2006] | |
| [API 2014] | Class java.util.Optional |
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Defect ID 00-0001 | |
| Null Pointer Dereference |
| [Seacord 2015] | |
[SDN 2008] | |
| [Urma 2014] | Tired of Null Pointer Exceptions? Consider Using Java SE 8's Optional! |
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