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
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