5.4

CVE-2007-5236: sun jdk

CVSS: 5.4v2.0MediumModified
Published 06-10-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5236 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 2.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, on Windows does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read local files via an untrusted application.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.98% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sun3 products
  • jdk1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9
  • jre1.4.2 | 1.4.2_1 | 1.4.2_2 | 1.4.2_3 | 1.4.2_4 | 1.4.2_5 | 1.4.2_6 | 1.4.2_7 | 1.4.2_8 | 1.4.2_9 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15 | 1.4.2_21 | 1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 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
  • sdk1.4.2_03 | 1.4.2_08 | 1.4.2_09 | 1.4.2_10 | 1.4.2_11 | 1.4.2_12 | 1.4.2_13 | 1.4.2_14 | 1.4.2_15

1 vendor · 3 products

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