Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5217 Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:42.013Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-5237

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-5237

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-10-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5237 - Bugzilla

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