CVE-2007-5689

Summary

CVECVE-2007-5689
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-10-29 19:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 All 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 1.4 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_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 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 Jre All update20 All All
Application Sun Jre All update15 All All
Application Sun Jre All update12 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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#103112: Vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine May Allow Untrusted Application or Applet to Elevate Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch
Java Runtime Environment Lets Remote Applets Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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
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
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Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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JRockit: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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
ASA-2007-480 (SUN 103112) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
VMSA-2008-0010.3 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Sun JRE Applet Handling Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
HP-UX update for JRE/JDK - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Sun Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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