CVE-2007-5238

Published: Oct 6, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

2.6

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (the Java Web Start cache location) via an untrusted application, aka "three vulnerabilities."

Affected (64)

Products: Sun: Jdk, Jre, Sdk

3 products

Configuration A

64 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update10
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update11
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update12
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update1
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update2
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update3
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update4
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update5
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update7
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update8
Sun Jdk	Version 1.5.0 update9
Sun Jdk	Version 1.6.0 update1
Sun Jdk	Version 1.6.0 update2
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.0
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.0 update5
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update16
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update18
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update19
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update1
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update1a
Sun Jre	Version 1.3.1 update20
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.1 update3
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_10
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_11
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_12
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_13
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_14
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_15
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_1
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_3
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_8
Sun Jre	Version 1.4.2_9
Sun Jre	Version 1.4
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update10
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update11
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update12
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update1
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update2
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update3
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update4
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update5
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update6
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update7
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update8
Sun Jre	Version 1.5.0 update9
Sun Jre	Version 1.6.0 update_1
Sun Jre	Version 1.6.0 update_2
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_01
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_01a
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_16
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_18
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_19
Sun Sdk	Version 1.3.1_20
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_03
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_08
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_09
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_10
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_11
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_12
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_13
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_14
Sun Sdk	Version 1.4.2_15

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (66)

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Patch

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Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946

Source: cve@mitre.org

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Source: cve@mitre.org

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