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CVE-2007-5237

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5237 describes a critical access restriction bypass vulnerability in Java Web Start within Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files, effectively compromising the integrity and confidentiality of user data. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is rated high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.1HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0329 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5237Moderate

Untrusted Java Web Start application may read and write local files

Oct 3, 2007

References

dev2dev.bea.com / pub/advisory/272
h20000.www2.hp.com / bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
secunia.com / advisories/27261
secunia.com / advisories/27693
secunia.com / advisories/29042
secunia.com / advisories/29858
secunia.com / advisories/30676
secunia.com / advisories/30780
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36946
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Patch
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
securityfocus.com / bid/25920
securitytracker.com / id
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