CVE-2007-3655

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and 6.0 Update 1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long codebase attribute in a JNLP file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.58% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0818.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/37756 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2477 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26314 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24832 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/26369 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35320 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25981 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2874 third party advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070705.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018346 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473356/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473224/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27266 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102996-1 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_56_ibmjava.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11367 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30284 exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0829.html vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064552.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3655?
CVE-2007-3655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3655?
To fix CVE-2007-3655, 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-2007-3655 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3655 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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