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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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