CVE-2007-5237

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory bea.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261 third party advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920 vdb entry
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
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770 vdb entry
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5237?
CVE-2007-5237 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5237?
To fix CVE-2007-5237, 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-2007-5237 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5237 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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