Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5237
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36946
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5899
• http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/272
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01234533
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27261
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27693
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29042
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30676
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103073-1
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_55_java.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25920
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018770
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3895
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0609
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1856/references