CVE-2006-6737

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5...

4.3 Medium

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."

Exploit likelihood

2.45%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2006-6737
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-6737
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-6720 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-6720
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3r8-8422-f65h No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5...

Record: GHSA-v3r8-8422-f65h
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`java-1.4.2-ibm` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
`java-1.4.2-ibm` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`java-1.4.2-ibm-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`java-1.4.2-ibm-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`java-1.4.2-ibm-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4	0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
`IBMJava2-JRE` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-12	1:1.3.1-12
`IBMJava2-SDK` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-11	1:1.3.1-11
`IBMJava2-JRE` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-12	1:1.3.1-12
`IBMJava2-SDK` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-11	1:1.3.1-11
`IBMJava2-JRE` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-12	1:1.3.1-12
`IBMJava2-SDK` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.3.1-11	1:1.3.1-11
`java-1.5.0-ibm` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-demo` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-devel` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
`java-1.5.0-ibm-src` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4	1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6737 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sun Jdk, published December 26, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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