CVE-2007-5236

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.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory bea.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 third party advisory
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6115 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 third party advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777 third party advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5236?
CVE-2007-5236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5236?
To fix CVE-2007-5236, 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-2007-5236 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5236 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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