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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5689

Original release date:10/29/2007
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in SDK and JRE 1.3.x through 1.3.1_20 and 1.4.x through 1.4.2_15, and JDK and JRE 5.x through 5.0 Update 12 and 6.x through 6 Update 2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, or read or modify arbitrary files, via applets that grant privileges to themselves.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 103112
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27320
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1856
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0609
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3895
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3589
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200806-11
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30780
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30676
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9898
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 40834
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02284
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02284
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1018847
External Source: BID
Name: 26185
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200804-20
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-480.htm
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200804-28
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29858
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29042
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27693
External Source: BEA
Name: BEA08-198.00

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9898
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.0:update5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update18
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update19
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1a
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update20 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.4.2:update15 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_15 and previous versions
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