Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5689
CVE-2007-5689
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.
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Affected products
67cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.6.0
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 34 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.1:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.0
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.2
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.3.1
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.2_15
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- secunia.com/advisories/27320nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatch
- dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272nvd
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- osvdb.org/40834nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27693nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29042nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29858nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30676nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30780nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xmlnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-480.htmnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26185nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3589nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/referencesnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9898nvd
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