Buffer overflow in the Sun Java Web Start ActiveX control in Java Runtime Environment…
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Sun Java Web Start ActiveX control in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6.0_X allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a long argument to the dnsResolve (isInstalled.dnsResolve) method.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10465 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0_0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0_10 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_web_start:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0_0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0_0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0_10 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5xr-m2wm-p2c8
More Sun Java Web Start vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04667 The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-01129 X509TrustManager in (1) Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in SDK and JRE 1.4.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01924 Unknown vulnerability in Java web start 1.0.1_01, 1.0.1, 1.0 and 1.0.1.01 (HP-UX 11.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04155 The Java Plug-in J2SE 1.3.0_02 through 5.0 Update 5, and Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-5019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5xr-m2wm-p2c8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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