CVE-2007-5240

5.0 MEDIUM 3% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2007-10-06 00:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2007-10-06 00:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:45 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Sun Jdk 1.5.0
Sun Jdk 1.6.0
Sun Jre 1.3.0
Sun Jre 1.3.1
Sun Jre 1.4
Sun Jre 1.4.1
Sun Jre 1.4.2
Sun Jre 1.4.2_1

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record