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TI-2007-05462 Aliases CVE-2007-5689GHSA-83vr-hv42-q4v5

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in SDK and JRE 1.3.x…

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in SDK and JRE 1.3.x through 1.3.1_20 and 1.4.x through 1.4.2_15, and JDK and JRE 5.x through 5.0 Update 12 and 6.x through 6 Update 2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, or read or modify arbitrary files, via applets that grant privileges to themselves.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04894 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 64

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
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:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • 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
Show 54 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update8VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update9VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.5.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0 update5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1 update1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1 update16VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1 update18VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1 update19VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1 update1aVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1 update3VulnerableSun
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_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2_3VulnerableSun
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:1.5.0: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: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:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2_15VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_01VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_01aVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_16VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_18VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_19VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1_20VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableSun
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:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update8 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update9 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 update5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 update1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 update16 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 update18 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 update19 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 update1a Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 update3 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_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2_3 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:1.5.0: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: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:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2_15 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_01 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_01a Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_16 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_18 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_19 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1_20 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 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

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0963 Released 2007-10-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.5.0-sun security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2007:0963
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2007:0963
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2007:0963
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2007:0963
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2007:0963
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2007:0963

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83vr-hv42-q4v5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 8

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  • 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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