2.6
LOW
CVE-2007-5238
Java Web Start JRE Untrusted Application Sensitive Information Leak Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2007, 12:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5238 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sun jre
2 Sun sdk
3 Sun jdk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5238.

URL Resource
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27206
http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27716 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27804
http://secunia.com/advisories/28777
http://secunia.com/advisories/28880
http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
http://secunia.com/advisories/29897
http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1 Patch
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1041.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0132.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11592

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5238 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5238 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482926/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11592 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11592 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36946 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5238 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-5238 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

25.94 }} 14.56%

score

0.96818

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability