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CVE-2007-5238 Detail

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (the Java Web Start cache location) via an untrusted application, aka "three vulnerabilities."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272 CVE, MITRE
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27206 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27804 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28880 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11592 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5238
NVD Published Date:
10/05/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE