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TI-2007-05042 Aliases CVE-2007-5237GHSA-wxff-hq7w-p8h7

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access…

Priority LOW 37CWE-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 · Complete · 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 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03291 88th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5237
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxff-hq7w-p8h7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • 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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