HIGH
java-jre: Applet Privilege Escalation
Published Oct 29, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.89%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.6.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.6.0
- ≤ 1.3.1
- ≤ 1.4.2
- ≤ 1.5.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.1
- 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
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.0
- ≤ 1.4.2_15
- 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
- 1.4.2_03
- 1.4.2_08
- 1.4.2_09
- 1.4.2_10
- 1.4.2_11
- 1.4.2_12
- 1.4.2_13
- 1.4.2_14
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0963
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0963
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0963 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0963 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.89% 0.04894
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04894
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.89% (0.04894) | 91.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05030) | 91.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 9.82% (0.09816) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.73% (0.08735) | 91.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.82% (0.15819) | 91.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.73% (0.08735) | 91.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.45% (0.06453) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.75% (0.03754) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.68% (0.02683) | 90.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 3.63% (0.03631) | 91.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2.94% (0.02939) | 90.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 3.47% (0.03474) | 90.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 89.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (26)
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_BEA
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://osvdb.org/40834 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27320 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27693 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29042 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30676 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103112-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-480.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26185 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018847 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3589 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5689 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=363761 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5689
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9898 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5689
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 29, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 29, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5689
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a