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CVE-2006-6745· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, and Java

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, and Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, allow attackers to develop Java applets or applications that are able to gain privileges, related to serialization in JRE.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 26, 2006
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.2% · 88th percentile
CWE
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Action score

38

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sunj2se
sunjre

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sun j2se1.4
  • sun j2se1.4.1
  • sun j2se1.4.2
  • sun j2se1.4.2_01
  • sun j2se1.4.2_02
  • sun j2se1.4.2_03
  • sun j2se1.4.2_04
  • sun j2se1.4.2_05
  • sun j2se1.4.2_06
  • sun j2se1.4.2_07
  • sun j2se1.4.2_08
  • sun j2se1.4.2_09
  • sun j2se1.4.2_10
  • sun j2se1.4.2_11
  • sun j2se1.4.2_12
  • sun j2se5.0
  • sun j2se5.0_update1
  • sun j2se5.0_update2
  • sun j2se5.0_update3
  • sun j2se5.0_update4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibmbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibm-demobefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibm-develbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbcbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibm-pluginbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3java-1.4.2-ibm-srcbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el30:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibmbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-demobefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-develbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-javacommbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbcbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-pluginbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.4.2-ibm-srcbefore 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el40:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibmbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-demobefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-develbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-javacommbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbcbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-pluginbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4java-1.5.0-ibm-srcbefore 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el41:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4

Same product

sun: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-0836Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06 allows untrusted applications to gain privileges via the va
    41Plan
  • CVE-2005-0418Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06, on Mac OS X, allows untrusted applications to gain privile
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2006-4302The Java Plug-in J2SE 1.3.0_02 through 5.0 Update 5, and Java Web Start 1.0 through 1.2 and J2SE 1.4.2 through 5.0 Update 5, allows remote a
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2005-1974Unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 and J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_07, as used in multipl
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2005-1973Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and g
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2006-0613Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start after 1.0.1_02, as used in J2SE 5.0 Update 5 and earlier, allows remote attackers to obtain priv
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.4.2-ibm-src0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.5.0-ibm1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.5.0-ibm-demo1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.5.0-ibm-devel1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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