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CVE-2012-0500

CriticalPublic exploit

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (Deployment)

Published Feb 14, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2012-0500 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 10.0 v2) affecting Javafx (Oracle), Jre (Oracle), java (redhat).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including java 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.1.el5, java 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.5.el6_2, Javafx 2.0.2.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

10.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

58%

Higher than 99.0% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

Affected Products

40 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
JavafxOracle1.2, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 2.02.0.2
JreOracle1.6.0-update22, 1.6.0-update23, 1.6.0-update24, 1.6.0-update25, 1.6.0-update26, 1.6.0-update27, 1.6.0-update29, 1.7.01.7.0
javaredhatSee advisory1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.1.el5

Patched Releases

java

1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.1.el5, 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.5.el6_2

Javafx

2.0.2

Jre

1.6.0, 1.7.0

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Feb 14, 2012

  2. Last updated

    Aug 6, 2024

References

14 more references in the full CVE brief

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