CVE-2007-5689

Description

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in SDK and JRE 1.3.x through 1.3.1_20 and 1.4.x through 1.4.2_15, and JDK and JRE 5.x through 5.0 Update 12 and 6.x through 6 Update 2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, or read or modify arbitrary files, via applets that grant privileges to themselves.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.73% Top 10%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-480.htm
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://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018847	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103112-1	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27320	patch vendor advisory 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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609	vdb entry
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26185	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780	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://osvdb.org/40834	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9898	signature vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3589	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5689?: CVE-2007-5689 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5689?: To fix CVE-2007-5689, 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-2007-5689 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-5689 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.