Vulnerability in Oracle Jre
CVE-2012-5076
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.
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: 0.912 (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: 0.912 · newest: 0.912 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.7.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
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.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51029 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51390 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16641 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51326 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5076?
- CVE-2012-5076 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jre, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2012-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5076?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-5076 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2012-5076 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.