CVE-2007-5238
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5238 |
|---|---|
| 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 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (the Java Web Start cache location) via an untrusted application, aka "three vulnerabilities." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/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 | Jdk | 1.6.0 | update1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.6.0 | update2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.0 | update5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update16 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update18 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update19 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update1a | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update20 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.1 | update3 | 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_3 | 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 | Jre | 1.6.0 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.6.0 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_01a | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2 | All | 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 | |
| Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-ibm - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Gentoo update for sun-jdk, sun-jre-bin, and emul-linux-x86-java - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.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 | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Gentoo update for ibm-jdk-bin and ibm-jre-bin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE update for java-1_5_0-ibm - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch |
| Red Hat update for java-1.4.2-ibm - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for java - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Java Web Start Bugs Let Remote Users Read/Write Files on the Target User's System - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| JRockit: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| 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 JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| 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 | Patch |
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.