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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2007-3716 json

The Java XML Digital Signature implementation in Sun JDK and JRE 6 before Update 2 does not properly process XSLT stylesheets in XSLT trans…

published 2007-07-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3700

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Java XML Digital Signature implementation in Sun JDK and JRE 6 before Update 2 does not properly process XSLT stylesheets in XSLT transforms in XML signatures, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted stylesheet, a related issue to CVE-2007-3715.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun java_se 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun jre 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • oracle openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0
  • sun openjdk 1.7.0, 7.0.0

Exploit prediction

3.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.