FKIE_CVE-2007-5237

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-10-06 00:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
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."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
cve@mitre.orghttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27261
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27693
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29042
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29858
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30676
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30780
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sun jdk *
sun jre *
sun jre *

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:45:42.443",
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}



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