6.8

CVE-2007-3655: sun jre

Modified
Published 10-07-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-3655 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in sun jre. EPSS estimates a 12.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.27%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2007:0818RHSA-2007:0829

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and 6.0 Update 1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long codebase attribute in a JNLP file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 12.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxUnverified

    Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6 - Web Start '.JNLP' File Stack Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Sun Java WebStart - JNLP Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Sun1 product
  • jre1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update6 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9 | 1.6.0:update_1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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