CVE-2007-5239
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (java-1.5.0-ibm) | RHSA-2007:1041 | 2007-11-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (java-1.4.2-bea) | RHSA-2008:0100 | 2008-03-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 | RHSA-2008:0156 | 2008-03-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | RHSA-2008:0156 | 2008-03-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.5.0-ibm) | RHSA-2007:1041 | 2007-11-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (java-1.4.2-bea) | RHSA-2008:0100 | 2008-03-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.5.0-sun) | RHSA-2007:0963 | 2007-10-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras (java-1.4.2-ibm) | RHSA-2008:0132 | 2008-02-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.4.2-ibm) | RHSA-2008:0132 | 2008-02-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (java-1.4.2-ibm) | RHSA-2008:0132 | 2008-02-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras (java-1.5.0-sun) | RHSA-2007:0963 | 2007-10-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.4.2-bea) | RHSA-2008:0100 | 2008-03-11 |
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