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.

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.

EPSS: 0.910 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Oracle Jre — versions 1.7.0
Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-28. 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: 2022-04-18.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.