CVE-2007-5236

N/A Unknown
Published: October 06, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

sun

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