CVE-2008-0657

java-1.5.0 Privilege escalation via unstrusted applet and application

Published Feb 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 1 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 13 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0667 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 1 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 13 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved
Feb 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2008, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM