National Cyber Awareness System
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):
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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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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