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Vulnerability Report: Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x

This vulnerability report for Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

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1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2013

2.2. Statistics for 2012

2.3. Statistics for 2011

2.4. Statistics for 2010

2.5. Statistics for 2009

2.6. Statistics for 2008

2.7. Statistics for 2007

2.8. Statistics for 2006

2.9. Statistics for 2005

2.10. Statistics for 2004

2.11. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2013

3.2. List for 2012

3.3. List for 2011

3.4. List for 2010

3.5. List for 2009

3.6. List for 2008

3.7. List for 2007

3.8. List for 2006

3.9. List for 2005

3.10. List for 2004

3.11. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor	Sun Microsystems

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Affected By	40 Secunia advisories 383 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched	8% (3 of 40 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Less critical .

40 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2013

Secunia has issued a total of 40 Secunia advisories in 2003-2013 for Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x. Currently, 8% (3 out of 40) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Less critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.

Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 4 in 2013. 16,923 views.

Release Date:
2013-04-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA53008

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain sensitive information and gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information, manipulate certain data, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Oracle Java Two 2D Component Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 4 in 2013. 19,842 views.

Release Date:
2013-03-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA52451

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 4 in 2013. 8,191 views.

Release Date:
2013-02-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA52257

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A weakness and multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information and compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 4 in 2013. 18,578 views.

Release Date:
2013-02-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA52064

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious local users to gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2012. 51,080 views.

Release Date:
2012-10-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA50949

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2012. 38,938 views.

Release Date:
2012-06-13

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA49472

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2012. 38,234 views.

Release Date:
2012-02-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA48009

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java SE, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 2 in 2011. 29,448 views.

Release Date:
2011-10-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA46512

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Hijacking
Spoofing
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java SE, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose certain information and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, hijack a user's session, conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE / SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 2 in 2011. 35,940 views.

Release Date:
2011-02-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA43262

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Spoofing
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE / SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 2 in 2010. 43,124 views.

Release Date:
2010-10-13

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA41791

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, bypass certain security restrictions, and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 2 in 2010. 74,838 views.

Release Date:
2010-03-31

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37255

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Unknown
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, where some have an unknown impact and others can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate certain data, disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2009. 57,961 views.

Release Date:
2009-11-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37231

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some weaknesses and vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2009. 14,838 views.

Release Date:
2009-08-05

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA36159

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Unknown
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2009. 86,866 views.

Release Date:
2009-03-26

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA34451

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 4 in 2008. 59,685 views.

Release Date:
2008-12-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA32991

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of service), or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 4 in 2008. 68,760 views.

Release Date:
2008-07-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA31010

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose system information or potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 4 in 2008. 35,265 views.

Release Date:
2008-03-05

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA29239

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), to bypass certain security restrictions, or to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun JRE Applet Handling Two Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 4 in 2008. 27,415 views.

Release Date:
2008-02-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA28795

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun JRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun JRE Applet Handling Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 9 in 2007. 18,439 views.

Release Date:
2007-10-23

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27320

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun JRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 9 in 2007. 50,818 views.

Release Date:
2007-10-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27009

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate data, disclose sensitive/system information, or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun JRE Font Parsing Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 9 in 2007. 18,146 views.

Release Date:
2007-08-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA26402

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun JRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Java JRE/JDK JSSE DoS and Untrusted Applets Network Security Bypass
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 9 in 2007. 17,752 views.

Release Date:
2007-07-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA26015

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities and a security issue have been reported in Java JRE/JDK, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Sun Java Web Start JNLP File Processing Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 9 in 2007. 24,714 views.

Release Date:
2007-07-10

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25981

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java Web Start, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java Web Start Untrusted Application Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 9 in 2007. 20,304 views.

Release Date:
2007-06-29

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25823

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java Web Start, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Sun JDK and JRE ICC and BMP Parser Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 9 in 2007. 26,958 views.

Release Date:
2007-05-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25295

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Chris Evans has reported some vulnerabilities in Sun JDK and JRE, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Java 2 Platform Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 9 in 2007. 17,019 views.

Release Date:
2007-05-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25069

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in the Java Web Start of the Java 2 Platform, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE GIF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 9 in 2007. 53,434 views.

Release Date:
2007-01-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23757

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Applet Security Bypass
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 8 in 2006. 18,408 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23398

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 8 in 2006. 32,329 views.

Release Date:
2006-12-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23445

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Swing Library Applet Security Bypass
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 8 in 2006. 16,302 views.

Release Date:
2006-11-15

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22910

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java JRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Sun Java JDK / SDK RSA Signature Forgery Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 8 in 2006. 20,806 views.

Release Date:
2006-10-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA22204

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun JDK / SDK, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Java Plugin and Web Start Version Specification Security Issue
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 5 of 8 in 2006. 16,003 views.

Release Date:
2006-08-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21570

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in Sun Java Plugin and Sun Java Web Start, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Large Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 8 in 2006. 22,653 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20132

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Marc Schoenefeld has discovered a vulnerability in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 8 in 2006. 19,811 views.

Release Date:
2006-02-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18762

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Java Web Start, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE "reflection" APIs Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 8 in 2006. 41,036 views.

Release Date:
2006-02-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA18760

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Seven vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 4 in 2005. 61,965 views.

Release Date:
2005-11-29

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA17748

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE Deserialization Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 2 of 4 in 2005. 18,784 views.

Release Date:
2005-11-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA17478

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Marc Schoenefeld has reported a vulnerability in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

Java Web Start / Sun JRE Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 4 in 2005. 33,884 views.

Release Date:
2005-06-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA15671

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Java Web Start and Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Sun Java Plugin Predictable File Location Weakness
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 4 of 4 in 2005. 16,797 views.

Release Date:
2005-02-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA11070

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Unknown

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a weakness in Sun Java Plugin, allowing malicious web sites to write arbitrary content to a file with a predictable name. [Read More]

Sun Java JRE DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 1 of 1 in 2004. 15,954 views.

Release Date:
2004-11-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA13142

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Kurt Huwig has discovered a vulnerability in Sun Java JRE, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

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