>> Sun Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine Code Execution Issue
Title : Sun Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine Code Execution Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3589 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5689
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-10-23
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Sun JDK, JRE and SDK, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by an unspecified error in the Virtual Machine, which may allow an untrusted applet to grant itself permissions to read and write local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the user running the untrusted applet.
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