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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 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."

    Published:Oct 3, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 6, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.01067
    CVSS Score:7.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jdk
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High