CVE-2006-0617

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 5 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass Java sandbox security and obtain privileges via unspecified vectors involving the reflection APIs, aka the "fifth, sixth, and seventh issues."

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.72% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0828	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-07.xml	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015596	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0467	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18884	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24561	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18760	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/759996	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1398	vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303658
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102171-1	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0617?: CVE-2006-0617 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0617?: To fix CVE-2006-0617, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0617 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0617 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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