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TI-2007-05041 Aliases CVE-2007-5236GHSA-64rq-46g4-hjmc

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02978 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 49

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update12VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update8VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update12 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update8 Vulnerable ·Sun
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update9VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_8VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_9VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_12VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_13VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_14VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_15VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_21VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update12VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update8VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update9VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_03VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_08VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_09VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_12VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_13VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_14VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_15VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update9 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_8 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_9 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_12 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_13 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_14 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_15 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_21 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update12 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update8 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update9 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_03 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_08 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_09 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_12 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_13 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_14 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_15 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5236
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64rq-46g4-hjmc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 6

  • TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03381 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01342 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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