CVE-2007-5237
published 2007-10-06CVE-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 allows user-assisted…
PriorityP428high7.1CVSS 2.0
AVNACHAuNCCICAN
EPSS
3.29%
87.1th percentile
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."
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | jdk | <= 1.6.0 | — |
| sun | jre | <= 1.6.0 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.1HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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Red Hat
Untrusted Java Web Start application may read and write local files
vendor_redhat·2007-10-03·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2007-5237 [HIGH] Untrusted Java Web Start application may read and write local files
Untrusted Java Web Start application may read and write local files
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."
Statement: Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of Sun JDK as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras 4 or 5.
GHSA
GHSA-wxff-hq7w-p8h7: 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-a
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2007-5237 [HIGH] GHSA-wxff-hq7w-p8h7: 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-a
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."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2007-10-06
Published