CVE-2007-5240 Affecting java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility package, versions <1:1.5.0.6-1jpp.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.96% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA150IBMACCESSIBILITY-9881462
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed3 Oct 2007

Introduced: 3 Oct 2007

CVE-2007-5240  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility to version 1:1.5.0.6-1jpp.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2007:1041.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility package and not the java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Visual truncation vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier allows remote attackers to circumvent display of the untrusted-code warning banner by creating a window larger than the workstation screen.

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