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CVE-2007-5236

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5236 describes a vulnerability in Java Web Start within Sun JDK/JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, on Windows. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to read local files due to improper access restriction enforcement for untrusted applications. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability requires high attack complexity (AC:H) but can lead to complete confidentiality impact (C:C) if exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0298 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5236

CVE-2007-5236

References

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