CVE-2007-5689 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2007-5689

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment...

Vulnerability Description

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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

jdk, jre, sdk
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_3, 1.4.2_8, 1.4.2_9, 1.4.2_10, 1.4.2_11, 1.4.2_12, 1.4.2_13, 1.4.2_14, 1.3.1_01, 1.3.1_01a, 1.3.1_16, 1.3.1_18, 1.3.1_19, 1.3.1_20, 1.4.2_03, 1.4.2_08, 1.4.2_09

Timeline

Official Publish: October 29th, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.