CVE-2006-6737

Name: CVE-2006-6737
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-12-26T23:28:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.31%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6737 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 5 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_10 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allows attackers to use untrusted applets to "access data in other applets," aka "The first issue.". EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 5 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_10 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allows attackers to use untrusted applets to "access data in other applets," aka "The first issue."

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.31%

81.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sun	Jdk	1.5.0
Sun	Jre	1.3.1
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_2
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_03
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_04
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_05
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_06
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_07
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_08
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_09
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_10
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_11
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_12
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_13
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_14
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_15
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_16
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_17
Sun	Jre	1.3.1_18
Sun	Jre	1.4.2
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_1
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_2
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_3
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_4
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_5
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_6
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_7
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_8
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_9
Sun	Jre	1.4.2_10
Sun	Jre	1.5.0
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_01
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_01a
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_02
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_03
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_04
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_05
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_06
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_07
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_08
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_09
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_10
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_11
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_12
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_13
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_14
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_15
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_16
Sun	Sdk	1.3.1_17

Showing 50 of 62 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23398Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102732-1Broken Link
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0072.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21674Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5075Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11087Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23398Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102732-1Broken Link
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0072.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21674Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5075Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11087Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 26, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-6737?

How severe is CVE-2006-6737?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-6737 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST