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CVE-2007-5237
Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which…
High7.1EPSS 3.3%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- ADV-2007-3895 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29042 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5899 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- javaweb-cache-information-disclosure(36946) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- HPSBUX02284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 29858 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27261 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- BEA08-198.00 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_BEAx_transferred
- 30780 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25920 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 103073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 1018770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .