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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5689: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5689: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/29/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-emul-linux-x86-java
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-sun-jdk
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-java-sun-jre-bin

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