CVE-2007-5236

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27716
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1
• http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6115
• http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27693