CVE-2007-5236
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5236 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-10-06 00:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update11 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update12 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update10 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update11 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update12 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_08 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_09 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_15 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: IBM Java (SUSE-SA:2008:0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SUSE update for IBM Java - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20000.www2.hp.com | |
| VMware ESX Server update for Tomcat and Java JRE - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SUSE update for java-1_5_0-ibm - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security update for java-1_5_0-ibm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.novell.com | |
| Sun Java WebStart Multiple File Access And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware Technologies | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev2dev.bea.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SUSE update for Sun Java - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| VMSA-2008-0010.3 - VMware | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| HP-UX update for JRE/JDK - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE update for IBMJava5-JRE and IBMJava5-SDK - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| #103073: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Java Web Start Relating to Local File Access | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-10-08 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. These issues do not affect Linux versions of Sun JDK or JRE. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.