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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-5689 Detail

Description

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.


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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://osvdb.org/40834 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27320 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 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=1-26-103112-1 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-480.htm 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.securityfocus.com/bid/26185 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018847 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3589 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9898 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5689
NVD Published Date:
10/29/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE