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CVE-2007-5237 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272	CVE
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1	CVE	Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references	CVE
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272	[email protected]
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
sun jdk	<= 1.6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk::update2::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
sun jre	<= 1.6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre::update1::::::* cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre::update2::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 8, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]