CVE-2007-5236

Java Web Start Local File Read in Sun JDK/JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK/JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, on Windows does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read local files via an untrusted application.

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6115
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_bea
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 77.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (28)
sun/jdk 1.5.0 update1 (11 CPE variants)
sun/jre 1.4.2
sun/jre 1.4.2_1
sun/jre 1.4.2_2
sun/jre 1.4.2_3
sun/jre 1.4.2_4
sun/jre 1.4.2_5
sun/jre 1.4.2_6
sun/jre 1.4.2_7
sun/jre 1.4.2_8
... and 18 more
Published Oct 06, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026