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.
Published: 2007-10-06
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5216 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.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:42.134Z

Reserved: 2007-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5236

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-06T00:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5236

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