CVE-2007-5019 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Sun Java Web Start ActiveX control in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6.0_X allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a long argument to the dnsResolve (isInstalled.dnsResolve) method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.47% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | java web start |
| sun | jre |
| sun | sdk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sun jre1.6.0_X - isInstalled.dnsResolve Function Overflow | 2007-09-19 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/38297
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25734
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36682
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4432
- http://osvdb.org/38297
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25734
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36682
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4432
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