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CVE-2007-5689

The 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 thr

The 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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.09816
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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sun jdk<= 1.6.0
sun jdkall versions
sun jre<= 1.3.1
sun jre<= 1.4.2
sun jre<= 1.5.0
sun jreall versions
sun sdk<= 1.4.2_15
sun sdkall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD29 Oct 2007 · 07:46 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2007:0963Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
http://osvdb.org/40834
http://secunia.com/advisories/27320PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
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