CVE-2007-3655
Stack-based buffer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and 6.0 Update 1 and earlier, allows…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 12.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and 6.0 Update 1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long codebase attribute in a JNLP file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Sun Java WebStart - JNLP Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4168dos, windowspublished 10 Jul 2007Verified
- Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6 - Web Start '.JNLP' File Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30284remote, linuxpublished 9 Jul 2007Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 30284 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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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 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.3% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
29
- RHSA-2007:0818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37756 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2477 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 26314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24832 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 26369 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- sun-java-jnlp-bo(35320) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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
- 25981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 2874 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070705.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1018346 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4224 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070711 SUN Java JNLP Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 30780 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070709 EEYE: Sun Java WebStart JNLP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 27266 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 102996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11367 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28115 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30284 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_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
- RHSA-2007:0829 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20070711 SUN Java JNLP Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_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-2007-3639 (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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