# CVE-2007-5238: 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 n

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27804
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11592

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