Vulnerability in Oracle Jdk
CVE-2012-1723
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.937 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.937 · newest: 0.937 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Jdk — versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.7.0
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Icedtea6
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html (Vendor Advisory)
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16259 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/51080 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1723?
- CVE-2012-1723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2012-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1723?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-1723 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2012-1723 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.