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CVE-2007-2435
Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, allows remote…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 5.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants privileges to itself, related to "Incorrect Use of System Classes" and probably related to support for JNLP files.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.0% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
31
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- BEA07-173.00 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_BEAx_transferred
- 23728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1814 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 26311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-199.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25283 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- GLSA-200705-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1598 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 26369 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25413 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 29858 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-12-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0817 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 25832 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4224 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- GLSA-200706-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 102881 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- javawebstart-classes-privilege-escalation(33984) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30780 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1017986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 25069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28115 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 25474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10999 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0829 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-2430 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-2435)Record last updated .