Access Restriction Bypass Affecting java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc 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
2.54% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA150IBMJDBC-9881072
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed3 Oct 2007

Introduced: 3 Oct 2007

CVE-2007-5239  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc 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-jdbc package and not the java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Java Web Start 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 does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted (1) applications and (2) applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to copy or rename arbitrary files when local users perform drag-and-drop operations from the untrusted application or applet window onto certain types of desktop applications.

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