# CVE-2005-3905: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can escape the Java sandbox to execute arbitrary code or access files via reflection APIs, requiring an upgrade to patched Java versions.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wf3m-v872-644c

## What is CVE-2005-3905?

CVE-2005-3905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 30 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in reflection APIs in Java SDK and JRE 1.3.1_15 and earlier, 1.4.2_08 and earlier, and JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 3 and earlier allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and access arbitrary files or execute arbitrary application via unknown attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3906.  NOTE: this is associated with the "first issue" identified in SUNALERT:102003.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3905?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk

- [CVE-2011-3521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3521/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3548/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3549/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3554/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0802/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3905 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 30 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3905/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3905/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3905
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3905
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3905

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3905/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.