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    CVE-2007-5239

    Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted (1) applications and (2) applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to copy or rename arbitrary files when local users perform drag-and-drop operations from the untrusted application or applet window onto certain types of desktop applications.

    Published:Oct 3, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 6, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.01642
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jdk
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Jre
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sdk

    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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27804
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28880
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29214
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018814
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103072-1
    http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
    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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0156.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded
    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/36950
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8758
    http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27804
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28880
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29214
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018814
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103072-1
    http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
    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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0156.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded
    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/36950
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8758

    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