CVE-2007-5239

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted (1) applications and (2) applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to copy or rename arbitrary files when local users perform drag-and-drop operations from the untrusted application or applet window onto certain types of desktop applications.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory bea.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html vendor advisory
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
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103072-1 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36950 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27206 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27804 third party advisory
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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.html 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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0156.html vendor advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018814 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28880 third party advisory
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://secunia.com/advisories/29214 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29340 third party advisory
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8758 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5239?
CVE-2007-5239 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5239?
To fix CVE-2007-5239, 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-2007-5239 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5239 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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